Very high quality NiO films have been grown on Fe(001) by means of Molecular Beam Epitaxy. The chemical and magnetic properties of the NiO/Fe(001) interface have been evaluated by means of X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism. Furthermore, combined use of X-ray Magnetic Linear Dichroism and PhotoElectron Emission Microscopy allowed to observe an in-plane uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in very thin NiO films. For NiO films thinner than about 9 atomic layers the NiO magnetic moments align in-plane perpendicular to the Fe substrate magnetization. Above such critical thickness the coupling turns out to be collinear. The effects of thermal treatments, fundamental to produce exchange-biased structures, have also been considered.

Chemical and Magnetic Properties of NiO Thin Films Epitaxially Grown on Fe(001)

BRAMBILLA, ALBERTO
2008-01-01

Abstract

Very high quality NiO films have been grown on Fe(001) by means of Molecular Beam Epitaxy. The chemical and magnetic properties of the NiO/Fe(001) interface have been evaluated by means of X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism. Furthermore, combined use of X-ray Magnetic Linear Dichroism and PhotoElectron Emission Microscopy allowed to observe an in-plane uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in very thin NiO films. For NiO films thinner than about 9 atomic layers the NiO magnetic moments align in-plane perpendicular to the Fe substrate magnetization. Above such critical thickness the coupling turns out to be collinear. The effects of thermal treatments, fundamental to produce exchange-biased structures, have also been considered.
2008
Epioptics-9 - Proceedings of the 39th Course of the International School of Solid State Physics
9789812794024
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