Role of TbFe on perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and giant magnetoresistance effect in [Co/Ni]N-based spin valves

Minghong Tang; Zongzhi Zhang; Yanyan Zhu; Bin Ma; Qinyuan Jin

doi:10.1007/s40820-014-0009-1

Role of TbFe on perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and giant magnetoresistance effect in [Co/Ni]_N-based spin valves

Minghong Tang
, Zongzhi Zhang
, Yanyan Zhu
, Bin Ma
, Qinyuan Jin

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Abstract

The exchange-coupled [Co/Ni]_N/TbFe nano-magnetic films can display strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) which depends on the Tb:Fe component ratio, TbFe layer thickness and the repetition number N of [Co/ Ni]_N multilayer. Perpendicular spin valves in the nano thickness scale, consisting of a [Co/Ni]3 free and a [Co/Ni]5/TbFe reference multilayer, show high giant magnetoresistance (GMR) signal of 6.5 % and a large switching field difference over 3 kOe. However, unexpected slanting of the free layer magnetization, accompanied by a reduced GMR ratio, was found to be caused by the presence of a thick Fe-rich or even a thin but Tb-rich TbFe layer. We attribute this phenomenon to the large magnetostriction effect of TbFe which probably induces strong stress acting on the free layer and hence reduces its interfacial PMA.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	359-364
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nano-Micro Letters
Volume	6
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-014-0009-1
State	Published - Oct 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Nano magnetic films
Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
Spin valves
TbFe

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