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Transition in a magnetic non-collinear spin-flop state in a Fe/Pd/Gd/Pd superlattice
N. O. Antropovab, Yu. N. Khaydukovcd, E. A. Kravtsovab, M. V. Makarovaa, V. V. Progliadoa, V. V. Ustinovba a Institute of Metal Physics, Yekaterinburg, Russia
b Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia
c Max Planck Society Outstation at the Heinz Maier–Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Garching, Germany
d Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract:
The influence of a Pd spacer on the magnetic properties of Gd/Fe heterostructures has been studied. We have prepared using ultrahigh vacuum sputtering multilayered [Fe(3.5 nm)/Pd(1.2 nm)/Gd(5.0 nm)/Pd(1.2 nm)]$_{12}$ structure. By using Polarized Neutron Reflectometry at temperature of 10 K we have observed strong increase in the intensity of neutron spin-flip scattering above magnetic field of 1.5 kOe. Combined analysis of magnetometry and polarized neutron reflectometry data allowed us to find out that the observed increase in spin-flip scattering is related to the spin-flop transition. Although the spin-flop transition were already seen in Fe/Gd systems, the use of Pd in our case allowed the suppression of the magnetic field of the transition making thus possible the use of Fe/Pd/Gd systems for diverse spintronic applications.
Received: 29.12.2018 Revised: 18.01.2019 Accepted: 23.01.2019
Citation:
N. O. Antropov, Yu. N. Khaydukov, E. A. Kravtsov, M. V. Makarova, V. V. Progliado, V. V. Ustinov, “Transition in a magnetic non-collinear spin-flop state in a Fe/Pd/Gd/Pd superlattice”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 109:6 (2019), 408–412; JETP Letters, 109:6 (2019), 406–409
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