Controlling Orbital Moment and Spin Orientation in CoO Layers by Strain

Physical Review Letters Volume 95 Issue 18 published_at 2005-10-28
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Title ( eng )
Controlling Orbital Moment and Spin Orientation in CoO Layers by Strain
Creator
Csiszar S.I.
Haverkort M.W.
Hu Z.
Hsieh H.H.
Lin H.-J.
Chen C.T.
Hibma T.
Tjeng L.H.
Source Title
Physical Review Letters
Volume 95
Issue 18
Abstract
We have observed that CoO films grown on different substrates show dramatic differences in their magnetic properties. Using polarization dependent x-ray absorption spectroscopy at the Co L2;3 edges, we revealed that the magnitude and orientation of the magnetic moments strongly depend on the strain in the films induced by the substrate. We presented a quantitative model to explain how strain together with the spin-orbit interaction determine the 3d orbital occupation, the magnetic anisotropy, as well as the spin and orbital contributions to the magnetic moments. Control over the sign and direction of the strain may, therefore, open new opportunities for applications in the field of exchange bias in multilayered magnetic films.
Language
eng
Resource Type journal article
Publisher
American Physical Society
Date of Issued 2005-10-28
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Copyright (c) 2005 American Physical Society.
Publish Type Version of Record
Access Rights open access
Source Identifier
[ISSN] 0031-9007
[DOI] 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.187205
[NCID] AA00773679
[DOI] http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.187205