Strain-induced modulation of temperature characteristics in ferrimagnetic Tb–Fe films

Abstract This study investigates the effect of strain on the compensation temperature of ferrimagnetic Tb–Fe films formed on a flexible substrate. The compensation temperature is determined by the anomalous Hall measurement, and an application of 1.2% tensile strain reduces the compensation temperat...

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Auteurs principaux: Shinya Ota, Pham Van Thach, Hiroyuki Awano, Akira Ando, Kentaro Toyoki, Yoshinori Kotani, Tetsuya Nakamura, Tomohiro Koyama, Daichi Chiba
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/2f7eabcfad3a4ca78b02c93a0f40ba26
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Résumé:Abstract This study investigates the effect of strain on the compensation temperature of ferrimagnetic Tb–Fe films formed on a flexible substrate. The compensation temperature is determined by the anomalous Hall measurement, and an application of 1.2% tensile strain reduces the compensation temperature by 12 K. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism reveals that approximately 5% of Fe magnetic moment and approximately 1% of Tb magnetic moment are reduced by an application of 0.9% tensile strain at the room temperature. To understand the greater reduction in Fe magnetization compared with that in Tb and the compensation temperature reduction simultaneously, a model applying molecular field theory is analyzed. Changes in three types of exchange coupling between Fe and Tb atoms are speculated to be caused by the strain.