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Magnetoelectronics With Magnetoelectrics, Christian Binek, Bernard Doudin Dec 2004

Magnetoelectronics With Magnetoelectrics, Christian Binek, Bernard Doudin

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Magnetoelectric films are proposed as key components for spintronic applications. The net magnetic moment created by an electric field in a magnetoelectric thin film influences the magnetization state of a neighbouring ferromagnetic layer through exchange coupling. Pure electrical control of magnetic confi gurations of giant magnetoresistance spin valves and tunnelling magnetoresistance elements is therefore achievable. Estimates based on documented magnetoelectric tensor values show that exchange fields reaching 100 mT can be obtained. We propose a mechanism alternative to current-induced magnetization switching, providing access to a wide range of device impedance values and opening the possibility of simple logic functions.

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Training Of The Exchange-Bias Effect: A Simple Analytic Approach, Christian Binek Jul 2004

Training Of The Exchange-Bias Effect: A Simple Analytic Approach, Christian Binek

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raining of the exchange bias effect in antiferro-/ferromagnetic heterostructures is considered in the theoretical framework of spin configurational relaxation, which is activated through consecutively cycled hysteresis loops. The corresponding exchange bias fields, µ0 HEB(n), reveal relaxation from the initial state, n = 1, of high antiferromagnetic interface magnetization to the equilibrium state of reduced magnetization in the limit of large n. The evolution of µ0HEB vs n is calculated with the help of a discretized Landau-Khalatnikov equation, where the continuous time parameter is replaced by the loop index n. The result reveals the origin …

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Superferromagnetic Domain State Dynamics In Discontinuous Cofe/Al2o3, Christian Binek Jan 2004

Superferromagnetic Domain State Dynamics In Discontinuous Cofe/Al2o3, Christian Binek

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Magnetization hysteresis and AC susceptibility measurements were performed on the discontinuous metal–insulator multilayer [Co80Fe20(1.4 nm)/Al2O3(3 nm)]10. CoFe forms ferromagnetic single-previous domain term particles being embedded in the Al2O3 matrix. Due to strong dipolar inter-particle interactions a “previous superferromagnetic term” correlation of particle moments was previously stated. The dynamical magnetic properties of the superferromagnet can be understood in the framework of previous domain term wall motion in an impure ferromagnet. Kinetic simulations are employed, which are based on field and temperature-dependent previous domain term wall velocities. The magnetization hysteresis as well as the AC susceptibility, χ′−iχ′′, are calculated and compared to …

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Extrinsic Control Of The Exchange Bias, Christian Binek Jan 2004

Extrinsic Control Of The Exchange Bias, Christian Binek

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A new control mechanism for the exchange bias effect in magnetic heterostructures is proposed. It takes advantage of the magnetoelectric effect which takes place in the antiferromagnetic pinning layer. In contrast with the pioneering AC measurements of the magnetoelectric effect, we investigate the magnetic response of the prototypical magnetoelectric compound Cr2O3 on static electric fields. The linear dependence of the magnetic moment on the applied axial electric field and the temperature dependence of the corresponding slopes αshort parallel are measured by DC SQUID magnetometry. The contribution of the field-induced surface magnetization and its impact on the exchange bias effect is …

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Magneto-Thermal Behavior Of A Granular Fecl2–Fe Heterostructure, Sarbeswar Sahoo, Christian Binek, Wolfgang Kleemann Jan 2004

Magneto-Thermal Behavior Of A Granular Fecl2–Fe Heterostructure, Sarbeswar Sahoo, Christian Binek, Wolfgang Kleemann

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A granular system consisting of ferromagnetic single-domain Fe particles in an antiferromagnetic FeCl2 matrix was prepared by coevaporation in an ultra-high vacuum environment. The structural and magnetic properties were investigated by X-ray diffractometry and superconducting quantum interference device magnetometry, respectively. The heterostructure combines the properties of superparamagnetic Fe granules and the antiferromagnetism of the FeCl2 matrix. In addition, dipolar interaction-induced giant moments are observed below the Néel temperature of the FeCl2 matrix. The thermomagnetic properties of the giant moments are studied.

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Giant Metamagnetic Moments In A Granular Fecl2-Fe Heterostructure, Sarbeswar Sahoo, Christian Binek, Wolfgang Kleemann Nov 2003

Giant Metamagnetic Moments In A Granular Fecl2-Fe Heterostructure, Sarbeswar Sahoo, Christian Binek, Wolfgang Kleemann

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Giant moments are observed at low temperatures in a granular FeCl2-Fe heterostructure owing to a local metamagnetic transformation of the antiferromagnetic (AF) FeCl2 matrix due to dipolar interactions. A model of metamagnetically (MM) "dressed" single-domain Fe particles is suggested to explain the observations. These include polydispersive ac susceptibility induced by AF-MM domain configurations and weak exchange bias due to non-spin-flipped AF crystallites.

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Cole-Cole Analysis Of The Superspin Glass System Co80Fe20/Al2O3, O. Petracic, Sarbeswar Sahoo, Christian Binek, Wolfgang Kleemann, J.B. Sousa, Susana Cardoso De Freitas, P.P. Freitas Apr 2003

Cole-Cole Analysis Of The Superspin Glass System Co80Fe20/Al2O3, O. Petracic, Sarbeswar Sahoo, Christian Binek, Wolfgang Kleemann, J.B. Sousa, Susana Cardoso De Freitas, P.P. Freitas

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Ac susceptibility measurements were performed on discontinuous magnetic multi-layers [Co80Fe20 (t)/Al2O3 (3 nm)] 10, t = 0.9 and 1.0 nm, by Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) magnetometry. The CoFe forms nearly spherical ferromagnetic single-domain nanoparticles in the diamagnetic Al2O3 matrix. Due to dipolar interactions and random distribution of anisotropy axes the system exhibits a spin-glass phase. We measured the ac susceptibility as a function of temperature 20 ≤ T ≤ 100 K at different dc fi elds and as a function of frequency 0.01 ≤ f ≤ 1000 …

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Magnetic Relaxation Phenomena In The Superspin-Glass System [Co80Fe20/Al2O3]10, Sarbeswar Sahoo, O. Petracic, Christian Binek, Wolfgang Kleemann, J. B. Sousa, Susana Cardoso De Freitas, P. P. Freitas Nov 2002

Magnetic Relaxation Phenomena In The Superspin-Glass System [Co80Fe20/Al2O3]10, Sarbeswar Sahoo, O. Petracic, Christian Binek, Wolfgang Kleemann, J. B. Sousa, Susana Cardoso De Freitas, P. P. Freitas

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Relaxation and temperature cycles of thermoremanent magnetization, MTRM, in the superspin-glass phase of [Co80Fe20 (0.9 nm)/Al2O3 (3 nm)] 10 have been investigated. The relaxation of MTRM exhibits ageing phenomena. In negative temperature cycles for temperature steps larger than 1 K the magnetic state is retrieved (memory effect) on returning to the measurement temperature. This property is independent of the application of a field step during intermediate cooling. In positive temperature cycles the relaxation is suppressed after temporary heating. The observations are discussed in the light of both the droplet and the …

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Training Of The Exchange-Bias Effect In Nio-Fe Heterostructures, A. Hochstrat, Christian Binek, Wolfgang Kleemann Sep 2002

Training Of The Exchange-Bias Effect In Nio-Fe Heterostructures, A. Hochstrat, Christian Binek, Wolfgang Kleemann

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The training effect of a NiO(001)/Fe(110) heterostructure is studied from magnetic hysteresis loops measured by superconducting quantum interference device magnetometry. Consecutive hysteresis loops exhibit a decreasing exchange bias effect. This behavior is known as the training effect, which reflects the dependence of the exchange bias field on the antiferromagnetic interface magnetization. In order to evidence this dependence, we study the decrease of the total saturation magnetization of the heterostructure for an increasing number of hysteresis cycles. Assuming proportionality between the interface magnetization and the total saturation magnetization, the description of the data is consistent within the phenomenological Meiklejohn Bean approach.

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Domain Wall Relaxation, Creep, Sliding, And Switching In Superferromagnetic Discontinuous Co80Fe20/Al2O3 Multilayers, X. Chen, O. Sichelschmidt, Wolfgang Kleemann, Christian Binek, J.B. Sousa, Susana Cardoso De Freitas, P.P. Freitas Sep 2002

Domain Wall Relaxation, Creep, Sliding, And Switching In Superferromagnetic Discontinuous Co80Fe20/Al2O3 Multilayers, X. Chen, O. Sichelschmidt, Wolfgang Kleemann, Christian Binek, J.B. Sousa, Susana Cardoso De Freitas, P.P. Freitas

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The ac susceptibility of a superferromagnetic discontinuous multilayer [Co80Fe20(1.4   nm)/ Al2O3(3   nm)]10 is measured as a function of temperature, frequency, and field amplitude and compared to static and dynamic hysteresis loops. Its properties are successfully mapped onto the predicted [T. Nattermann, V. Pokrovsky, and V. M. Vinokur, Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 197005 (2001).] dynamical phase transitions, which link the relaxation, creep, sliding, and switching regimes of pinned domain walls.

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Superspin-Glass Nature Of Discontinuous Co80Fe20/Al2O3 Multilayers, Sarbeswar Sahoo, O. Petracic, Christian Binek, Wolfgang Kleemann, J.B. Sousa, Susana Cardoso De Freitas, P.P. Freitas Mar 2002

Superspin-Glass Nature Of Discontinuous Co80Fe20/Al2O3 Multilayers, Sarbeswar Sahoo, O. Petracic, Christian Binek, Wolfgang Kleemann, J.B. Sousa, Susana Cardoso De Freitas, P.P. Freitas

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Ferromagnetic single domain particles of CoFe in discontinuous magnetic multilayers [Co80Fe20 (0.9 nm)/ Al2O3(3 nm)] 10 reveal spin-glass ordering below Tg=43.6 K as evidenced by the criticality of the nonlinear susceptibility. Dynamic critical scaling yields exponents zν=8.0 and β=1.0 in both zero and weak applied field, where an Almeida-Thouless line is encountered. In fields exceeding 2 mT a crossover into a chiral glass regime seems to occur.

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Dilution-Induced Enhancement Of The Blocking Temperature In Exchange-Bias Heterosystems, Xi Chen, Christian Binek, A. Hochstrat, Wolfgang Kleemann Dec 2001

Dilution-Induced Enhancement Of The Blocking Temperature In Exchange-Bias Heterosystems, Xi Chen, Christian Binek, A. Hochstrat, Wolfgang Kleemann

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The temperature dependence of the exchange bias field is investigated by superconducting quantum interference device magnetometry in Fe1-xZnxF2(110)/Fe14 nm/Ag35 nm, x=0.4. Its blocking temperature exhibits a significant enhancement with respect to the global ordering temperature TN=46.9 K, of the bulk antiferromagnet Fe0.6Zn0.4F2. The enhancement is attributed to fluctuations of the diamagnetic dilution which creates clusters on all length scales having a Zn dilution of 0<~x<~1. While the infinite clusters give rise to the well-known Griffiths phase, finite clusters also provoke a local enhancement of the exchange bias. The temperature dependence of the integral exchange bias effect is modeled by averaging all local contributions of the antiferromagnetic surface magnetization which exhibit a surface critical behavior.

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Ac Susceptibility Studies Of Discontinuous Co80fe20al2o3 Multilayers, Christian Binek Nov 2001

Ac Susceptibility Studies Of Discontinuous Co80fe20al2o3 Multilayers, Christian Binek

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Discontinuous metal–insulator multilayers [Co80Fe20(t)/Al2O3(3 nm)]10 are prepared by ion-beam sputtering and investigated by SQUID magnetometry and previous AC susceptometry. For 1.0less-than-or-equals, slanttless-than-or-equals, slant1.6 nm, two coexisting subsystems of dipolar coupled nanoparticles are encountered. While a spin-glass-like freezing particulate fraction dominates at t=1.0 nm, a percolating dipolar ferromagnetic fraction becomes increasingly important at higher nominal thickness of t.

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Exchange Bias In Fef20-Copt Heterosystems With Perpendicular Anisotropy, Christian Binek Nov 2001

Exchange Bias In Fef20-Copt Heterosystems With Perpendicular Anisotropy, Christian Binek

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The previous exchange bias effect is measured in heterosystems with perpendicular anisotropy consisting of Co/Pt multilayers on top of the (0 0 1) face of a previous FeF2 single crystal. The resulting previous exchange field HE exhibits a strong dependence on temperature and the axial freezing field, HF. Within the framework of an Ising-type model, the HE vs. T as well as the HE vs. HF data are explained in terms of the microscopic spin structure at the interface.

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Transverse Magnetism Of The Diluted Antiferromagnet Fe1-Xmgxbr2 (X=0.15), Christian Binek Nov 2001

Transverse Magnetism Of The Diluted Antiferromagnet Fe1-Xmgxbr2 (X=0.15), Christian Binek

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Neutron diffraction and magnetization measurements of the diluted crystal Fe1−xMgxBr2 (xnot, vert, similar0.15) were performed. Successive phase transitions at zero applied field at TN1not, vert, similar12 K and TN2not, vert, similar10 K were found. A previous transverse term ferromagnetic moment was detected just below TN2.

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Magnetic States Of Discontinuous Co80fe20al2o3 Multilayers, Christian Binek Oct 2001

Magnetic States Of Discontinuous Co80fe20al2o3 Multilayers, Christian Binek

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Discontinuous metal–insulator multilayers [Co80Fe20(t)/Al2O3(3 nm)]n were studied by SQUID magnetometry and AC susceptometry. CoFe forms ferromagnetic particles in the Al2O3 matrix. In this paper, we focus on the field dependence of the AC susceptibility of samples with t=1.3 nm. We find strong evidence for transitions from a superpara- to a superferromagnetic and, finally, to a reentrant superspin glass previous state.

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Exchange Bias In Fe0.6zn0.4f2 Heterostructures, Christian Binek Oct 2001

Exchange Bias In Fe0.6zn0.4f2 Heterostructures, Christian Binek

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The previous exchange bias field, He, is measured in Fe0.6Zn0.4F2/Fe heterosystems prepared from Fe layers of 14 and 5 nm thickness which are deposited on top of the compensated (1 1 0) surface of the antiferromagnet. Deviations from a linear dependence of He on the magnetization of the Fe layer are attributed to ferromagnetic domains. Moreover, piezomagnetism and its influence on He are evidenced.

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Domain State Susceptibility In Fecl2/Copt-Heterostructures, Christian Binek Sep 2001

Domain State Susceptibility In Fecl2/Copt-Heterostructures, Christian Binek

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Magnetic heterostructures with perpendicular anisotropy consisting of antiferromagnetic (111)-oriented FeCl2 single crystals and thin ferromagnetic CoPt-multilayers are investigated by ac-susceptometry after cooling in various axial magnetic fields to below the Néel temperature. The freezing process drives the system into a metastable antiferromagnetic domain state which gives rise to a huge excess contribution to the complex parallel susceptibility on heating in zero magnetic field. Its glow curve-like temperature dependence is modeled within the framework of a simple analytical approach. It involves the susceptibility of thermally activated clusters originating from antiferromagnetic stacking faults as well as the contribution of pairs of antiparallel …

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Off-Diagonal Exchange-Induced Transverse And Field-Induced Spin-Flop Order In The Diluted Metamagnet Fe0.85Mg0.15Br2, Wolfgang Kleeman, H. Aruga Katori, T. Kato, Christian Binek, K. Katsumata Sep 2001

Off-Diagonal Exchange-Induced Transverse And Field-Induced Spin-Flop Order In The Diluted Metamagnet Fe0.85Mg0.15Br2, Wolfgang Kleeman, H. Aruga Katori, T. Kato, Christian Binek, K. Katsumata

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Specific heat and Faraday rotation magnetometry were used to determine the axial magnetic phase diagram of the dilute hexagonal antiferromagnet Fe0.85Mg0.15Br2. In contrast to metamagnetic pure FeBr2, the first-order line of transverse phase transitions, H1(T), is disconnected with the antiferro-to-paramagnetic phase line Hc(T) and extends down to Ht=0 at Tt≈8.7 . This is attributed to symmetric off-diagonal exchange in the presence of structural disorder. Moreover, a spin-flop phase emerges beyond Hc(T) up to a bicritical point (Tb≈9.3 , μoH …

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Exchange Bias In A Generalized Meiklejohn-Bean Approach, Christian Binek Aug 2001

Exchange Bias In A Generalized Meiklejohn-Bean Approach, Christian Binek

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A generalized Meiklejohn–Bean model is considered in order to derive an analytic expression for the dependence of the previous exchange bias term field on the layer thickness involved in ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic heterosystems, on the orientation of the applied magnetic field with respect to the magnetic easy axes and on the quenched magnetization MAF of the antiferromagnetic pinning layer. While MAF is a well-known feature of field-cooled dilute antiferromagnets, it seems to occur quite generally also in pure AF pinning substrates. The new analytic expressions are successfully compared with recent experimental results and Monte Carlo investigations.

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Yang-Lee Edge Singularities From Experimental High Field Magnetization Data, Christian Binek Aug 2001

Yang-Lee Edge Singularities From Experimental High Field Magnetization Data, Christian Binek

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The isothermal magnetization m(H) of the metamagnet FeCl2 is measured in axial magnetic fields 0≤µ0Ha≤12 T at temperatures 34≤T≤53 K above the Néel temperature, where the system is essentially a two-dimensional Ising ferromagnet. The analysis of the data indicates experimental accessibility of the critical exponent µ of the Yang-Lee edge singularities. They manifest themselves in divergences of the density functions g(θ), which quantify the distribution of the zeros of the partition function on the Lee-Yang unit circle in the complex plane. In accordance with the hypothesis of universality, a critical exponent close to the theoretical prediction for the two-dimensional Ising …

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Yang-Lee Edge Singularities Determined From Experimental High-Field Magnetization Data, Christian Binek, Wolfgang Kleemann, H. Aruga Katori Aug 2001

Yang-Lee Edge Singularities Determined From Experimental High-Field Magnetization Data, Christian Binek, Wolfgang Kleemann, H. Aruga Katori

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The isothermal magnetization m (H) of the metamagnet FeCl2 is measured in axial magnetic fields 0 ≤ μ0Ha ≤ 12 T at temperatures 34 ≤ T ≤ 53 K above the Néel temperature, where the system is essentially a two-dimensional Ising ferromagnet. The analysis of the data indicates experimental accessibility of the critical exponent μ of the Yang-Lee edge singularities. They manifest themselves in divergences of the density functions g(θ), which quantify the distribution of the zeros of the partition function on the Lee-Yang unit circle in the complex plane. In accordance with …

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Magnetic States Of Granular Layered Cofe-Al2O3, J.B. Sousa, G.N. Kakazei, Y.G. Pogorelov, J.A.M. Santos, O. Petracic, Wolfgang Kleemann, Christian Binek, Susana Cardoso De Freitas, P.P. Freitas, M.M. Pereira De Azevedo, N.A. Lesnik, Stanislav Rokhlin, P.E. Wigen Jul 2001

Magnetic States Of Granular Layered Cofe-Al2O3, J.B. Sousa, G.N. Kakazei, Y.G. Pogorelov, J.A.M. Santos, O. Petracic, Wolfgang Kleemann, Christian Binek, Susana Cardoso De Freitas, P.P. Freitas, M.M. Pereira De Azevedo, N.A. Lesnik, Stanislav Rokhlin, P.E. Wigen

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The granular layered magnetic system Co80Fe20(t)/Al2 O3 (3 nm), where the Co80Fe20 layers of nominal thickness t form separate, almost spherical magnetic granules of typical diameter 2-3 nm between the Al2O3 spacers, was studied. We discuss measurements of the dc and ac magnetic susceptibility χ for 1 nm

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Magnetic Phase Diagram Of The Diluted Metamagnet Fe0.95Mg0.05Br2, H. Aruga Katori, K. Katsumata, O. Petracic, Wolfgang Kleemann, T. Kato, Christian Binek Mar 2001

Magnetic Phase Diagram Of The Diluted Metamagnet Fe0.95Mg0.05Br2, H. Aruga Katori, K. Katsumata, O. Petracic, Wolfgang Kleemann, T. Kato, Christian Binek

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The axial magnetic phase diagram of the antiferromagnet Fe0.95Mg0.05Br2 is studied by specific heat, superconducting quantum interference device, and Faraday rotation techniques. The diamagnetic impurities give rise to random-field criticality along the second-order phase line Hc(T) between TN=13.1 K and a multicritical point at Tm≈5 K, and to a spin-flop line between Tm and the critical end-point temperature Te≈3.5 K. The phase line H1(T)c(T) ending at Tm is probably due to symmetric nondiagonal exchange.

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Interacting Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles In Discontinuous Co80Fe20/Al2O3 Multilayers: From Superspin Glass To Reentrant Superferromagnetism, W. Kleeman, O. Petracic, Christian Binek, G.N. Kakazei, Yu. G. Pogorelov, J.B. Sousa, Susana Cardoso De Freitas, P.P. Freitas Mar 2001

Interacting Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles In Discontinuous Co80Fe20/Al2O3 Multilayers: From Superspin Glass To Reentrant Superferromagnetism, W. Kleeman, O. Petracic, Christian Binek, G.N. Kakazei, Yu. G. Pogorelov, J.B. Sousa, Susana Cardoso De Freitas, P.P. Freitas

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Dipolar superferromagnetism with reentrant low-temperature superspin glass behavior is observed on a randomly distributed ferromagnetic nanoparticle systems in discontinuous metal-insulator multilayers [Co80Fe20/Al2O3 (3 nm)] 10 with nominal thickness 1.1<~t<~1.3 nm by use of ac susceptometry and dc magnetometry. At t=1.0 nm, superspin glass-like freezing is evidenced by the criticality of dynamic and nonlinear susceptibilities.

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Nonadiabatic Heat-Capacity Measurements Using A Superconducting Quantum Interference Device Magnetometer, A.I. Kharkovski, Christian Binek, Wolfgang Kleeman Oct 2000

Nonadiabatic Heat-Capacity Measurements Using A Superconducting Quantum Interference Device Magnetometer, A.I. Kharkovski, Christian Binek, Wolfgang Kleeman

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Nonadiabatic measurements of the heat capacity involving sample-inherent thermometry are proposed. The method is realized with superconducting quantum interference device magnetometry and applied to FeBr2 single crystals by using the magnetization for both thermometry and relaxation calorimetry. When heating with a step pulse of laser light, the magnetization relaxes on a characteristic time scale Ί = RC, where C is the heat capacity and R is the heat resistance between the sample and the bath. R is independently determined from the temperature dependence of the magnetic moment measured with and without stationary light irradiation. ©2000 American Institute of …

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Superspin Glass Behaviour Of Interacting Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles In Discontinuous Magnetic Multilayers, Christian Binek Oct 2000

Superspin Glass Behaviour Of Interacting Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles In Discontinuous Magnetic Multilayers, Christian Binek

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Discontinuous magnetic multilayers [Co80Fe20(t)/Al2O3(3nm)]10 with t = 0.9 and 1.0nm are studied by SQUID magnetometry and ac susceptibility. Owing to dipolar interaction the superparamagnetic cluster systems undergo collective glass-like freezing upon cooling. While both samples exhibit very similar glass temperatures Tg » 45 K and critical exponents zn » 10 and g » 1.4 as obtained from the temperature dependencies of the relaxation time, t, and the nonlinear susceptibility, c3, dynamical scaling reveals different critical exponents, b(0.9nm) »1.0 and b(1.0nm) » 0.6, respectively.

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Transient Spin Structures At The Antifero-To-Paramagnetic Phase Boundary Of Febr2, Christian Binek Aug 2000

Transient Spin Structures At The Antifero-To-Paramagnetic Phase Boundary Of Febr2, Christian Binek

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Excess magnetization and anomalous susceptibility loss is observed on antiferromagnetic FeBr2 in an axial field H below and above its H-T-phase boundary between the multicritical temperature (Tm = 4.6 K) and the Néel temperature (TN = 14.1 K). These and other unusual properties of FeBr2 are attributed to frustration-induced intraplanar non-critical spin fluctuations, which can be simulated within the framework of a triaxial version of the 2D-ANNNI model.

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Crossover From Transient Spin Structures Ot The Field-Induced Griffiths Phase Of Febr2, Christian Binek Aug 2000

Crossover From Transient Spin Structures Ot The Field-Induced Griffiths Phase Of Febr2, Christian Binek

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In the presence of an applied axial magnetic field Ha the uniaxial antiferromagnets FeCl2 and FeBr2 show fluctuating domain-like antiferromagnetic correlations above the phase boundary Tc(Ha). They are detected by SQUID measurements of the low frequency out-of-phase susceptibility gc″ and indicate a field-induced Griffiths phase at temperatures Tc(Ha) < T < TN. In contrast to FeCl2, important additional frustration-induced intraplanar non-critical contributions to χ″ vs. T are found in FeBr2. For external fields above the Tc(Ha) line, Ha > 2.6 MA/m, they are shown to superimpose linearly on the Griffiths contributions. These dominate at Ha = 2.67 MA/m and are unequivocally modeled within the Landau theory of fluctuations near phase transitions by introducing a Lorentzian Tc distribution.

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Freezing Field Dependance Of The Exchange Bias In Uniaxial Fef2-Copt Heterosystems With Perpendicular Anisotropy, Christian Binek Jul 2000

Freezing Field Dependance Of The Exchange Bias In Uniaxial Fef2-Copt Heterosystems With Perpendicular Anisotropy, Christian Binek

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The exchange bias effect is measured for the first time in FeF2–CoPt heterosystems with perpendicular anisotropy. The exchange previous field exhibits a strong dependence on the axial previous freezing field. This behavior is explained in terms of the microscopic spin structure at the interface, which is established on cooling to below TN. We calculate the dependence of the spin structure on the previous freezing field within the framework of an Ising model. It takes into account the Zeeman energy as well as an antiferromagnetic exchange coupling between the adjacent layers at the interface.

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