2014/04/06 by Olena Gomonay, Gomonay, Olena, Igor Lukyanchuk +1
Engineering · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Magnetic Properties and Applications #Magnetic properties of thin films #Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys #cond-mat.mtrl-sci
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1404.1591
Accepted for publication in Metallofizika i Noveishiye technologii
arxiv created 2014/05/10 · arxiv updated 2014/05/13
The exchange bias at ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic interfaces strongly depends upon the state of antiferromagnetic (AF) layer which, due to strong magnetoelastic coupling, is sensitive to mechanical stresses. In the present paper we consider magnetoelastic effects that arise at FM/AF interface due to lattice misfit and magnetic ordering. We show how magnetostriction affects mutual orientation of AF and FM vectors and easy-axis direction in thin AF layer. The results obtained could be used for tailoring exchange biased systems.