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Public Doctoral Defense in Nuclear Physics
1. Exchange springs and exchange bias
studied with nuclear methods
Francisco Miguel Cruz Sim˜es de Almeida
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Instituut voor Kern-en Stralingsfysica
December 6, 2011
Promotors:
Prof. Dr. Andr´ Vantomme
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Dr. Johan Meersschaut
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2. Outline
Magnetism and magnetic interactions
Ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism
Interlayer coupling
Exchange bias
Researched systems
Surface spin-flop in an Fe/Cr superlattice
Exchange bias in Fe-Pt heterostructures
Exchange bias through ion beam synthesis
Conclusions
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3. Magnetism and magnetic interactions
Magnetism and magnetic interactions
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4. Magnetism and magnetic interactions Ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism
Ferromagnets
Ferromagnetic hysteresis
M
S
1.0 M
R
H
0 S
0.5
S
M/M
0.0
H
0 C
-0.5
-1.0
-0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2
H (T)
0
Total magnetization (MS ).
Saturation field (µ0 HS ).
Remanent magnetization (MR ).
Coercive field (µ0 HC ).
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5. Magnetism and magnetic interactions Ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism
Antiferromagnets
Antiferromagnets have no net magnetization.
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6. Magnetism and magnetic interactions Ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism
Magnetic interactions
Between ferromagnetic layers
Interlayer exchange coupling
Between a ferromagnet and an antiferromagnet
Exchange bias
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7. Magnetism and magnetic interactions Interlayer coupling
Interlayer coupling
Coupling between ferromagnetic layers separated by a spacer layer.
Bilinear Biquadratic
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8. Magnetism and magnetic interactions Exchange bias
Exchange bias
Example of an oxidized cobalt thin film
1.0
0.5
(a.u.)
0.0
S
M/M
-0.5
-1.0
-0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
H (T)
0
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9. Magnetism and magnetic interactions Exchange bias
Exchange bias
Example of an oxidized cobalt thin film
Effects observed on the hysteresis loop upon field cooling
Loop shift and broadening
1.0 room temperature
10 K
0.5
(a.u.)
0.0
S
M/M
-0.5
-1.0
-0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
H (T)
0
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10. Magnetism and magnetic interactions Exchange bias
Exchange bias
Example of an oxidized cobalt thin film
Effects observed on the hysteresis loop upon field cooling
Loop shift and broadening
Training
1.0 room temperature
10 K (first)
10 K (second)
0.5
(a.u.)
0.0
S
M/M
-0.5
-1.0
-0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
H (T)
0
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11. Researched systems Surface spin-flop in Fe/Cr
Surface spin-flop in an Fe/Cr superlattice
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12. Researched systems Surface spin-flop in Fe/Cr
Fe/Cr superlattice
Multilayer consisting of 22 repetitions of an Fe/Cr bilayer structure
˚
Fe layers 40 A thick.
Cr layers 11 ˚ thick.
A
Fe
Cr
Fe
Cr
Fe
Cr
Fe
Cr
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13. Researched systems Surface spin-flop in Fe/Cr
Fe/Cr superlattice
Multilayer consisting of 22 repetitions of an Fe/Cr bilayer structure
˚
Fe layers 40 A thick and antiferromagnetically coupled.
Cr layers 11 ˚ thick.
A
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14. Researched systems Surface spin-flop in Fe/Cr
Fe/Cr superlattice
Magnetic response
1.0 Easy axis a
0.8 25 mT
[010]
H
0.6
[001]
M/Ms
0.4 250 mT
0.2
0.0
1.0 Hard axis b
0.8 25 mT H
1]
[0
0.6
0
1
[0
0]
M/Ms
0.4 75 mT
0.2
0.0
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
µ0H (T)
J. Meersschaut et al., PRB 73, 144428 (2006)
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15. Researched systems Surface spin-flop in Fe/Cr
Fe/Cr superlattice
Magnetic response
1.0 Easy axis a
0.8 25 mT
[010]
H
0.6
[001]
M/Ms
0.4 250 mT
0.2
0.0
1.0 Hard axis b
0.8 25 mT H
1]
[0
0.6
0
1
[0
0]
M/Ms
0.4 75 mT
0.2
0.0
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
µ0H (T)
J. Meersschaut et al., PRB 73, 144428 (2006)
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16. Researched systems Surface spin-flop in Fe/Cr
Surface spin-flop
(S)
Transition (HC ) that causes a top spin/layer to switch orientation before the
remaining spins/layers of an antiferromagnet. The irregularity propagates to the
(B)
middle of the spin chain, and leads to a bulk spin-flop (HC ).
(S)
HC : surface spin-flop field
(B)
HC : bulk spin-flop field
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17. Researched systems Surface spin-flop in Fe/Cr
Surface spin-flop
(S)
Transition (HC ) that causes a top spin/layer to switch orientation before the
remaining spins/layers of an antiferromagnet. The irregularity propagates to the
(B)
middle of the spin chain, and leads to a bulk spin-flop (HC ).
(S)
HC : surface spin-flop field
(B)
HC : bulk spin-flop field
How to visualize a surface spin-flop?
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18. Researched systems Surface spin-flop in Fe/Cr
Polarized Neutron Reflectometry
Similar to X-ray reflectometry.
Sensitive to structural periodicity.
Also sensitive to magnetic periodicity.
Experiment performed in the neutron reflectometer at the Helmholtz
Zentrum, Berlin.
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Neutron wavelength λ = 4.66 A.
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21. Researched systems Exchange bias in Fe-Pt alloys
Exchange bias in Fe-Pt heterostructures
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22. Researched systems Exchange bias in Fe-Pt alloys
Fe-Pt heterostructures
Origin of exchange bias notoriously difficult to identify.
Behavior very varied from system to system.
Many models of limited applicability.
Most applied techniques focus on the ferromagnet.
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23. Researched systems Exchange bias in Fe-Pt alloys
Fe-Pt heterostructures
Origin of exchange bias notoriously difficult to identify.
Behavior very varied from system to system.
Many models of limited applicability.
Most applied techniques focus on the ferromagnet.
Looking into the antiferromagnet:
Local information from the antiferromagnet.
M¨ssbauer spectrometry of 57 Fe.
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24. Researched systems Exchange bias in Fe-Pt alloys
Fe-Pt heterostructures
Origin of exchange bias notoriously difficult to identify.
Behavior very varied from system to system.
Many models of limited applicability.
Most applied techniques focus on the ferromagnet.
Looking into the antiferromagnet:
Local information from the antiferromagnet.
M¨ssbauer spectrometry of 57 Fe.
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Let us take advantage of M¨ssbauer spectrometry.
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25. Researched systems Exchange bias in Fe-Pt alloys
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Mossbauer spectrometry
Source Absorber
Detector
γ
γ
v γ
e-
X-rays
Resonant absorption of γ radiation through Doppler shift
Very sensitive to small energy level shifts
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26. Researched systems Exchange bias in Fe-Pt alloys
Fe-Pt alloys
FePt3 ( Antiferromagnetic, L12 )
FePt ( Ferromagnetic, L10 )
(Fe: red spheres, Pt: white spheres)
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27. Researched systems Exchange bias in Fe-Pt alloys
Fe-Pt alloys
FePt3 ( Antiferromagnetic, L12 )
Au (capping)
57
FePt 3(h)
FePt (d=100 Å)
MgO (110) (substrate)
FePt ( Ferromagnetic, L10 )
(Fe: red spheres, Pt: white spheres)
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28. Researched systems Exchange bias in Fe-Pt alloys
Magnetism of FePt3
a) T < 160 K: Q1 wave mode, uncompensated (110) surface
b) T < 100 K: Q2 wave mode, compensated (110) surface
S. Maat et al., PRB 63, 134426 (2001)
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29. Researched systems Exchange bias in Fe-Pt alloys
FePt/FePt3 (110) bilayers
Magnetic response
FePt semi-easy axis FePt hard axis
1.0 SSSSSSSSSSSSSS 1.0 SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSS
SSSSSSSSSS
0.5 0.5 SSSSSSSS
M/MS (a.u.)
M/MS (a.u.)
SS
0.0 0.0
-0.5 FePt -0.5 FePt
FePt 3
-1.0 H -1.0 FePt 3 // H
-2.0 -1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 -1.0 0.0 1.0
μ0H (T) μ0H (T)
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30. Researched systems Exchange bias in Fe-Pt alloys
FePt/FePt3 (110) bilayers
Exchange bias (100 ˚ FePt/300 ˚ FePt3 )
A A
Observed using a dual approach:
Volume magnetization information (magnetometry).
Local information (M¨ssbauer from the
o 57 FePt
3 ).
400 HE 1.0
HC 0.5
M/MS (a.u.)
650000
300 0.0
μ 0HC , μ 0HE (mT)
-0.5
yield (a.u.)
200 -1.0
640000
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0
μ0H (T)
100
630000
0
-100
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 -1 0 1
T (K) v (mm/s)
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31. Researched systems Exchange bias in Fe-Pt alloys
FePt/FePt3 (110) bilayers
Exchange bias (100 ˚ FePt/300 ˚ FePt3 )
A A
What we observe:
Very high roughness and/or intermixing.
Spin-flop coupling between the FePt and the FePt3 .
400 HE 1.0
HC 0.5
M/MS (a.u.)
650000
300 0.0
μ 0HC , μ 0HE (mT)
-0.5
yield (a.u.)
200 -1.0
640000
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0
μ0H (T)
100
630000
0
-100
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 -1 0 1
T (K) v (mm/s)
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32. Researched systems Exchange bias in Fe-Pt alloys
Off-stoichiometric Fe-Pt film
What happens if we field cool a mixture of Fe0.33 Pt0.67 ?
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33. Researched systems Exchange bias in Fe-Pt alloys
Off-stoichiometric Fe-Pt film
What happens if we field cool a mixture of Fe0.33 Pt0.67 ?
0
625000
(mT)
-10
Yield (a.u.)
E
H
620000
0
-20
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
615000
-30
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 -5 0 5
T (K) v (mm/s)
Two thirds of the sample ferromagnetically ordered at room
temperature.
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34. Researched systems Exchange bias through ion implantation
Exchange bias through ion beam synthesis
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35. Researched systems Ion implantation
Ion implantation
Ion source
Target
Mass separation
Isotope selective technique.
Control over implantation energy and amount of ions (fluence).
Gaussian implantation profiles.
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36. Researched systems Ion implantation
Ion beam synthesis
New method for obtaining exchange bias.
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37. Researched systems Ion implantation
Ion beam synthesis
New method for obtaining exchange bias.
Reactive implantation (the antiferromagnet is formed inside the
ferromagnet).
Extremely granular structure.
Optimal contact surface.
Parametric control (e.g. fluence, energy).
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38. Researched systems Ion implantation
Ion beam synthesis
New method for obtaining exchange bias.
Reactive implantation (the antiferromagnet is formed inside the
ferromagnet).
Extremely granular structure.
Optimal contact surface.
Parametric control (e.g. fluence, energy).
Synthesis of Cox Oy through implantation of 16 O into Co.
MBE grown, capped cobalt thin films (thicknesses 600 ˚ and 1000 ˚).
A A
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39. Researched systems Ion implantation
Exchange bias in oxygen implanted cobalt
Example
Thin cobalt film implanted with 16 O (E = 60 keV, Φ = 1016 cm−2 ).
1.0 a)
0.5
0.0
M/M
-0.5
-1.0
1.0 b)
(a.u.)
0.5
0.0
S
M/M
-0.5
-1.0
-0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4
H (T)
0
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40. Researched systems Ion implantation
Exchange bias in oxygen implanted cobalt
Example
Thin cobalt film implanted with 16 O (E = 60 keV, Φ = 1016 cm−2 ).
1.0 a)
0.5
0.0
M/M
-0.5
-1.0
1.0 b)
(a.u.)
0.5
0.0
S
M/M
-0.5
-1.0
-0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4
H (T)
0
How to interprete this magnetic response data?
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41. Researched systems Ion implantation
Exchange bias in oxygen implanted cobalt
Loop shape analysis
μ0HE
μ(x) y = r-rμ
μ+3σ
rμ rmax
μ
μ-3σ rmin
μ-3σ μ μ+3σ μ0HC
x
Quantify the hysteresis loop shape based on statistics.
Use a gaussian distributions for the quantities as an approximation.
Mean and variance of exchange bias.
Mean and variance of coercivity.
This gaussian is associated to the implantation profile.
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42. Researched systems Ion implantation
Exchange bias in oxygen implanted cobalt
Effect of implantation energy on the exchange bias
1.0 E = 30 keV
E = 45 keV
0.5
S
0.0
M/M
-0.5
-1.0
-0.30 -0.15 0.00 0.15 0.30
H (T)
0
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43. Researched systems Ion implantation
Exchange bias in oxygen implanted cobalt
Effect of implantation energy on the exchange bias
120 40
E = 30 keV E = 30 keV
E = 45 keV E = 45 keV
90 30
(mT)
(mT)
C
H
C
0
H
60 20
0
Variance
Mean
30 10
0 0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 0 50 100 150 200 250 300
25 15
E = 30 keV E = 30 keV
E = 45 keV E = 45 keV
20
(mT)
(mT)
10
15
E
H
E
0
H
0
Variance
10
Mean
5
5
0 0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 0 50 100 150 200 250 300
T (K) T (K)
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44. Conclusions
Conclusions
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45. Conclusions Surface spin-flop in Fe/Cr
Conclusions
Surface spin-flop in an Fe/Cr superlattice
Surface spin flop like transition detected in a biaxial Fe/Cr
superlattice, along the hard axis.
Demonstrated through Polarized Neutron Reflectometry.
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46. Conclusions Exchange bias in Fe-Pt
Conclusions
Exchange bias in Fe-Pt heterostructures
Exchange bias found in FePt/FePt3 bilayers.
FePt easy axis orthogonal to FePt3 easy axis (spin-flop coupling).
Local information extracted from the antiferromagnet via M¨ssbauer
o
spectrometry.
Exchange bias detected in a single layer of disordered
off-stoichiometric Fe-Pt.
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47. Conclusions Exchange bias in Co:O thin films
Conclusions
Exchange bias in O implanted Co thin films
Exchange bias detected in oxygen implanted Co thin films.
New kind of exchange biased system.
Antiferromagnet is embedded in the ferromagnet.
Heterogeneous effect.
Requires a fluence of the order of at least Φ = 1016 cm−2 .
The effect is sensitive to the fluence as well as the implantation energy.
Post implantation annealing enhances and homogenizes the obtained
effect.
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48. Conclusions Overall conclusion
Conclusion
Many new research opportunities regarding these new systems:
Exchange bias between Fe-Pt alloys presents new challenges.
Evident direction for further research.
M¨ssbauer techniques give us more flexibility.
o
Exchange bias obtained via ion implantation opens a new field of
research:
Principle may be applied to many other systems besides Co/CoO.
Wealth of technological applications (e.g. patterned implantation).
Theoretical challenge: transition from 2D systems (bilayers) to 3D
systems (implanted films, fully granular structures).
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