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MA: Fachverband Magnetismus
MA 57: Posters Magnetism II
MA 57.17: Poster
Thursday, March 19, 2020, 15:00–18:00, P3
X-ray magnetic linear dichroism as a probe for non-collinear magnetic state in ferrimagnetic single layer exchange bias systems — •Chen Luo1,2,3, Hanjo Ryll1, Christian Back2,3, and Florin Radu1 — 1Helmholtz-Zentrum-Berlin für Materialen und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany — 2Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany — 3Institute of Experimental Physics of Functional Spin Systems, Technical University Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching b. München, Germany
Ferrimagnetic alloys are extensively studied for their unique magnetic properties leading to possible applications in perpendicular magnetic recording. On a prototype ferrimagnetic alloy we demonstrate fascinating properties that occur close to a critical temperature where the magnetization is vanishing, just as in an antiferromagnet. An anomalous ’wing shape’ hysteresis loop is observed slightly above the compensation temperature. This bears the characteristics of an intrinsic exchange bias effect, referred to as atomic exchange bias. We further exploit the X-ray magnetic linear dichroism contrast for probing non-collinear states which allows us to discriminate between two main reversal mechanisms, namely perpendicular domain wall formation versus spin-flop transition. Ultimately, we analyze the elemental magnetic moments for the surface and the bulk parts, separately, which allows to identify in the phase diagram the temperature window where this effect takes place. Moreover, we suggests that this effect is a general phenomenon in ferrimagnetic thin films.