Magnetic anisotropy of ferromagnetic metals in low-symmetry systems

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2019.01.020zbMATH Open1479.82092arXiv1809.04749OpenAlexW2891976083WikidataQ128583521 ScholiaQ128583521MaRDI QIDQ823550FDOQ823550

Authors: Yoshishige Suzuki, Shinji Miwa 

Publication date: 24 September 2021

Published in: Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We have constructed an analytic formula to treat the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy energy in ferromagnetic metals with low symmetry, such as C4V and C3V. We find that the anisotropy energy is proportional to a part of the expectation values of the orbital angular momentum and magnetic dipole operator. Although the result is similar to the model proposed by Laan [J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 10, 3239 (1998)], we have derived a concrete expression for the spin-flip virtual excitation process term, which can be dominant in atoms with small magnetic moments and/or small exchange splitting. Pt monatomic layer with proximity-induced spin polarization grown on Fe is an example of this. Other multilayer systems such as Co/Pd and Co/Ni and bilayer systems such as Fe(CoB)/MgO can be discussed similarly. Moreover, the relation between perpendicular magnetic anisotropy energy and measurable physical parameters is discussed based on X-ray magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.04749

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zbMATH Keywords

spintronicsmagnetic anisotropyvoltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Waves and radiation in optics and electromagnetic theory (78A40) Statistical mechanics of metals (82D35) Statistical mechanics of magnetic materials (82D40)

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