Spin Reorientation Transition of Fe Ultra-Thin Films on Pd(001) Studied by X-Ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy

Tetsuro Ueno(Hiroshima University), M. Nagira(Hiroshima University), Satoshi Tohoda(Hiroshima University), Tetsuro Tagashira(Hiroshima University), A. Kimura(Hiroshima University), Masahiro Sawada(Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute), H. Namatame(Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute), M. Taniguchi(Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute)
e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology
January 1, 2008
10.1380/ejssnt.2008.246
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Abstract

We investigated the magnetic anisotropy of bare and Pd-capped Fe ultra-thin films on the Pd(001) single crystal substrate using soft X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) spectroscopy. XMCD spectra indicate that the spin reorientation transition (SRT) occurs in Fe/Pd(001). It is suggested that the SRT in Fe/Pd(001) is related to the film morphology. In Pd/Fe/Pd(001), in-plane magnetic anisotropy was observed. No evidence of perpendicular magnetic anisotropy was obtained, which is in contrast to the L10-ordered FePd alloy. [DOI: 10.1380/ejssnt.2008.246]

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