Publication detail
X-ray analysis of oxygen-induced perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in Pt/Co/AlOx trilayers
MANCHON, A. PIZZINI, S. VOGEL, J. UHLÍŘ, V. LOMBARD, L. DUCRUET, C. AUFFRET, S. RODMACQ, B. DIENY, B. HOCHSTRASSER, M. PANACCIONE, G.
English title
X-ray analysis of oxygen-induced perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in Pt/Co/AlOx trilayers
Type
Peer-reviewed article not indexed in WoS or Scopus
Language
en
Original abstract
X-ray spectroscopy measurements have been performed on a series of Pt/Co-AlOx trilayers to investigate the role of Co oxidation in the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy of the Co/AlOx interface. It is observed that high temperature annealing modifies the magnetic properties of the Co layer, inducing an enhancement of the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. The microscopic structural properties are analyzed via X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy, X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy measurements. It is shown that annealing enhances the amount of interfacial oxide, which may be at the origin of a strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy.
Keywords in English
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS); X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD); X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS); Magnetic tunnel junctions; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
Released
2008-06-01
ISSN
0304-8853
Journal
JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS
Volume
320
Number
13
Pages from–to
1889–1993
Pages count
4
BIBTEX
@article{BUT47749,
author="Aurélien {Manchon} and Stefania {Pizzini} and Jan {Vogel} and Vojtěch {Uhlíř} and Lucien {Lombard} and Clarisse {Ducruet} and Stéphane {Auffret} and Bernard {Rodmacq} and Bernard {Dieny} and Michael {Hochstrasser} and Giancarlo {Panaccione}",
title="X-ray analysis of oxygen-induced perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in Pt/Co/AlOx trilayers",
journal="JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS",
year="2008",
volume="320",
number="13",
pages="1889--1993",
issn="0304-8853"
}