Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2007-04-02
Phys. Rev. B 75, 224406 (2007)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.75.224406
We present an x-ray spectromicroscopic investigation of single-crystalline magnetic FeMn/Co bilayers on Cu(001), using X-ray magnetic circular (XMCD) and linear (XMLD) dichroism at the Co and Fe L3 absorption edges in combination with photoelectron emission microscopy (PEEM). Using the magnetic coupling between the ferromagnetic Co layer and the antiferromagnetic FeMn layer we are able to produce magnetic domains with two different crystallographic orientations of the magnetic easy axis within the same sample at the same time. We find a huge difference in the XMLD contrast between the two types of magnetic domains, which we discuss in terms of intrinsic magneto-crystalline anisotropy of XMLD of the Co layer. We also demonstrate that due to the high sensitivity of the method, the small number of induced ferromagnetic Fe moments at the FeMn-Co interface is sufficient to obtain magnetic contrast from XMLD in a metallic system.
Chelaru L. I.
Fukumoto Keiki
Kirschner Jürgen
Kotsugi M.
Kuch Wolfgang
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