• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.43-52
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• 2008

The objective of this paper is to review the magnetic and magneto-transport properties of Co/$Co_2TiSn$ consisting of two metallic magnetic phases that are antiferromagnetically exchange-coupled at the phase boundary. The bulk Co/$Co_2TiSn$ system, which has a $Co_2$TiSn Heusler alloy precipitates in the hexagonal Co matrix, showed an unusual coercivity change with a concurrent change in temperature, and was modeled on the basis of a wall formation caused by exchange coupling at the phase boundary. For measurements of magneto-transport properties, Co/$Co_2TiSn$ thin films that had two-magnet phases were deposited using a magnetron sputtering system with a composite target. The magnetization process in the films is also explained on the basis of the model of wall formation at the phase boundary. Annealed Co/$Co_2TiSn$ films showed a 0.12% GMR effect, indicating the scattering of polarized conduction electrons due to the antiparallel exchange coupling at the phase boundary. The scattering process of conduction electrons at the phase boundary was modeled with relation to the magnetization process.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.679-682
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• 1995

The observed high-field magnetization curves of $Sm_{2}Fe_{17}N_{3.0}$ at 4.2 K and 296 K are well reproduced by the calculation using the Sm-Fe exchange field $2\mu\textrm{B}H_{ex}\;=\;320\;K$ and two crystalline electric field parameters ${A_{0}}^{2}=\;-910\;K$ and ${A_{1}}^{0}=\;200\;K$. The calculation shows that during the magnetization process along the hard axis at 4.2 K, the Sm moment rotates toward the direction antiparallel to H when H < 110 kOe and then returns to the field direction with further increase of the field. At 296 K, the Sm moment rotates toward the direction antiparallel to H monotonously with increasing field and finally becomes antiparallel to H when $H{\geq}H_{A}=210\;kOe$. The particular magnetization process of the Sm moment can be explained by the field-induced noncollinear coupling between the spin and orbital moments of the Sm ion.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 1998년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.45-48
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• 1998

We first report the GMR effect of new macroscopic ferrimagnet, Co-TbN. The Co-TbN system demonstrates typical macroscopic ferrimagnet properties which are a magnetic compensation Point and negative giant magnetoresistance (GMR) which is caused by the spin scattering contribution quite different from those of ordinary GMR materials. The Co-TbN system with 32 % TbN composition showed 0.72 % GMR in fields up to 8 kOe at room temperature and 9 % GMR at 250 K in 40 kOe. The GMR effect in the Co-TbN system increases with increasing temperature, which is due to the increase of ferromagnetic alignment of the Co and TbN in a field caused by the decrease of exchange coupling by temperature.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2008

This study examines a new macroscopic ferrimagnet, Co-TbN. This ferrimagnet, consisting of two metallic phases, Co and TbN, demonstrated the typical macroscopic ferrimagnet properties of a magnetic compensation point and a negative giant magnetoresistance (GMR). The Co-TbN system with 32% TbN composition showed 0.72% GMR in magnetic fields up to 8 kOe at room temperature and 9% GMR in 40 kOe at 250 K. In the Co-TbN system, GMR exhibited a different dependence on temperature from that of ordinary GMR materials whose negative magnetoresistance decreases with increasing temperature. In contrast to ordinary GMR materials whose negative magnetoresistance decreases with increasing temperature, the GMR effect in the Co-TbN system increased with increasing temperature, due to the increase of ferromagnetic alignment of the Co and TbN in the magnetic field caused by the decreased exchange coupling with increasing temperature.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.132-141
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• 2001

The switching characteristics and the magnetization-flop behavior in magnetic tunnel junctions exchange biased by synthetic antiferromagnets (SyAFs) are investigated by using a computer simulations based on a single-domain multilayer model. The bias field acting on the free layer is found to be sensitive to the thickness of neighboring layers, and the thickness dependence of the bias field is greater at smaller cell dimensions due to larger magnetostatic interactions. The resistance to magnetization flop increases with decreasing cell size due to increased shape anisotropy. When the cell dimensions are small and the synthetic antiferromagnet is weakly, or not pinned, the magnetization directions of the two layers sandwiching the insulating layer are aligned antiparallel due to a strong magnetostatic interaction, resulting in an abnormal magneto resistance (MR) change from the high-MR state to zero, irrespective of the direction of the free-layer switching. The threshold field for magnetization-flop is found to increase linearly with increasing antiferromagnetic exchange coupling in the synthetic antiferromagnet. Irrespective of the magnetic parameters and cell sizes, magnetization flop does not exist near zero applied field, indicating that magnetization flop is driven by the Zeeman energy.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.83-85
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• 2001

The magnetoresistance properties of NiO/NiFe/Cu/NiFe spin valve film deposited on MgO(100) substrate with YBa$_2$$Cu_3O_7$(YBCO) film were investigated at room temperature and at 77 K. The magnetoresistance (MR) curves of the hybrid superconductor-magnetoresistor film structure showed an exchange coupling field of 300 Oe and an inverse magnetoresistance ratio of -6.5%. The magnetization configurations of the two magnetic layers in the NiO spin valve were antiparallel due to an increment in the conduction electron flow to superconductor YBCO film. This sample showed an inverse MR ratio.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.85-96
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• 2001

급속응고에 의해 제조된 비정질 (Dy$_{0.33}$Fe$_{0.67}$)$_{1-x}$ B$_{x}$(x=0 ,0.05, 0.1, and 0.15) 및 (Sm$_{0.33}$Fe$_{0.67}$)$_{1-x}$ B$_{x}$(x=0, 0.01, 0.02, and 0.03) (in atomic fraction) (원자 비) 합금 리본에 대하여 자화(온도 곡선을 구하였으며, 이를 평균장 이론에 근거한 이론적인 식을 사용하여 fitting함으로써 구성 원소들 사이의 교환상호작용의 크기를 계산하였다. DyFe$_2$-B계의 경우, Dy와 Fe 사이의 교환상호작용은 음의 부호를 가지는데, 이는 Dy와 Fe의 자화 방향이 반대임을 의미한다. Fe원소사이의 교환상호작용이 가장 크며, 반면에 Dy 원소들사이의 상호작용이 가장 작게 나타났다. SmFe$_2$-B계의 경우, 계산된 교환상호작용은 전부 양의 부호를 가지는데, 이는 스핀들 사이에 강자성 상호작용이 있음을 의미한다. Fe 원소들 사이의 상호작용과 Fe와 Sm사이의 상호작용은 매우 크며, 그 크기 또한 유사하다. Fe와 Sm 사이의 상호작용이 큰 것은, 이 원소들 사이의 상호작 용이 간접적임을 고려할 때 의외의 결과이며, 비정질 Sm-Fe합금의 고유 성질인 것으로 생각된다. 두 합금계 모두에서 Fe 원소들 사이의 교환상호작용은 B 함량이 증가함에 따라 증가하였는데, 이는 B 함량의 증가에 따라 Fe-Fe 간격이 증가하였기 때문으로 생각된다. 두 합금계 모두에서 자화와 큐리온도는 B의 함량이 증가함에 따라 감소하였다.감소하였다.다.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.115-122
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• 2017

반강자성체인 IrMn 박막이 삽입된 4가지 다른 유형으로 GMR-SV 다층박막을 Corning glass 위에 이온빔 증착 시스템과 DC 마그네트론 스퍼터링 시스템으로 제조하였다. 모든 박막시료는 진공 열처리 후 측정한 major 및 minor 자기저항(MR) 곡선으로부터 자기적 특성을 조사하였다. IrMn 박막이 삽입된 상부층의 이중구조(dual-type structure) GMR-SV 다층박막에서 고정층의 교환결합력($H_{ex}$)과 보자력($H_c$), 자유층의 보자력과 상호교환결합력($H_{int}$)은 각각 410 Oe, 60 Oe, 1.6 Oe, 7.0 Oe이었다. 2개의 자유층에 의한 히스테리시스 곡선은 안정된 사각비를 형성하였으며, 자기저항비(MR(%))는 3.7 %와 5.0 %의 합으로 8.7 %이었다. 그리고 평균 자장민감도(MS)가 2.0 %/Oe을 유지하고 있었다. 반면에 IrMn 박막이 삽입된 하부층의 단일구조와 이중구조 GMR-SV 다층박막의 자기적 특성은 IrMn 박막이 삽입된 상부층의 단일구조와 이중구조 GMR-SV 다층박막보다 훨씬 저하하게 나타내었다. 이중구조 GMR-SV 다층박막의 강자성체인 고정층과 자유층의 자화 스핀배열을 서로 반평행 상태에서 독립적인 이중 스핀 의존산란(Spin-dependent Scattering) 효과에 의해 MR은 최대값을 나타내었다.