Method of measuring dimensionless coupling constant of magnetic structure
AssigneeNational Yunlin University of Science and Technology
InventorsTe-Ho Wu, Lin-Hsiu Ye, Ying-Chuen Luo
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AssigneeNational Yunlin University of Science and Technology
InventorsTe-Ho Wu, Lin-Hsiu Ye, Ying-Chuen Luo
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In A method for measuring a dimensionless coupling constant of a magnetic structure includes the following steps. A step of applying an external vertical magnetic field is performed for enabling magnetic moments of a RE-TM (Rare Earth-Transition metal) alloy magnetic layer of the magnetic structure to be vertical and saturated. A step of measuring a compensation temperature is performed when the sum of the magnetization of the RE-TM alloy magnetic layer is zero. A step of applying an external parallel magnetic field to the RE-TM alloy magnetic layer is performed. A step of adjusting the temperature of the magnetic structure to the compensation temperature and measuring a hysteresis loop of the magnetic structure under the external parallel magnetic field is performed, wherein the inverse of the slope of hysteresis loop is a dimensionless coupling constant.
A method for measuring a dimensionless coupling constant of a magnetic structure, wherein the magnetic structure comprises, from a bottom layer to a top layer, a substrate, a first metal layer, a RE-TM (Rare Earth-Transition) alloy magnetic layer, a buffer layer and a second metal layer, the method comprising:
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Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means: by investigating magnetic variables
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The application claims priority to Taiwan Application Serial Number 100123535, filed Jul. 4, 2011, which is herein incorporated by reference.
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a method of measuring a dimensionless coupling constant of a magnetic structure.
FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram showing the relations between the saturation magnetization MS of the magnetic structure and the composition, and between the coercivity Hc of the magnetic structure and the composition;
FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram showing the relations between the net magnetization MNET of the magnetic structure and the temperature, and between the coercivity Hc of the magnetic structure and the temperature;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing that the magnetization and the direction thereof based on the RE-dominant;
Since RE magnetization MR and TM magnetization MT has the same quantity and opposite directions (anti-parallel) when the magnetic structure is kept at the compensation point Tcomp, the sum of the magnetization MS is zero. Meanwhile, when an external parallel magnetic field is applied to the magnetic structure, the slant angles of RE magnetization MR and TM magnetization MT will be different. Therefore, a parallel magnetization M// parallel to the magnetic structure can be obtained, thereby simplifying the solution of Etot equation. Further, when MR=MT (MS=0) and α=90°, the total parallel magnetization M// can be written as
M // = M R sin θ R - M τ sin θ T = H λ ;
accordingly,