Model of exchange bias in a trilayer FM/AFM/FM structure

M. L. Pankratova*, A. S. Kovalev

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Abstract

A theoretical examination of the properties of the exchange bias phenomenon for sandwich FM/AFM/FM structures, which are actively studied in experiments. Magnetization dependences on the external magnetic field are obtained under the proposed discrete model of ferromagnetic layers of such multilayer structures. It is shown that the magnetization field dependences have a horizontal plateau, a splitting of the hysteresis loop, and asymmetry. We examine the influence of the interface defects on the exchange bias phenomenon and its features. The results are qualitatively consistent with experimental data.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)838-844
Number of pages7
JournalLow Temperature Physics
Volume41
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Oct 2015

Bibliographical note

© 2015 American Institute of Physics.This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. The following article appeared in Low Temperature Physics 41, 838 (2015) and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4934546

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