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▲ [21a-W241-10] Interfacial Exchange Coupling in FeCo/MnGa Studied by X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism
キーワード:exchange coupling,X-ray magnetic circular dichroism,Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
Magnetic ordered alloys have attracted significant attention for use as spintronics materials because they are highly likely to exhibit perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA). Ultrathin Fe1-xCox layers deposited on Mn3-dGa couple ferromagnetically or antiferromagnetically, depending on their compositions. However, the abruptness and element-specific magnetic properties at the interfaces between Mn3-dGa and Fe1-xCox layers must be clarified explicitly. Here, X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) is employed to investigate the element-specific magnetic properties at an Fe0.4Co0.6/Mn1.5Ga interface. In particular, we discuss the interfacial coupling, which may be ferromagnetic or antiferromagnetic depending on the annealing of the samples.