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Magnetic mesostructure of giant magnetostrictive spring magnet type multilayers

  • Harsh Deep Chopra
  • , A. Ludwig
  • , E. Quandt
  • , Susan Z. Hua
  • , H. J. Brown
  • , L. J. Swartzendruber
  • , Manfred Wuttig
  • SUNY Buffalo
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • University of Maryland, College Park

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Abstract

The magnetic behavior of giant magnetostrictive TbFe/FeCo multilayers show that individual layers of as-deposited multilayers in their demagnetized state are single domain due to stray-field coupling between adjacent layers. Such multilayers do not show a collective behavior during magnetization reversal. In contrast, stress-free films obtained by annealing at 543 K for 1 h subdivide themselves into multiple domains to lower their overall energy, and show a collective magnetization behavior. An interesting observation is the dynamic formation and collapse of magnetoelastically induced domains in TbFe layers in annealed multilayers during reversal.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6238-6240
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume85
Issue number8 II B
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 15 1999
EventProceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials - Miami, FL, United States
Duration: Nov 9 1998Nov 12 1998

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