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Belmeguenai, M. ; Zighem, F. ; Roussigne, Y. ; Chérif, S.-M. ; Moch, P. ; Westerholt, K. ; Woltersdorf, Georg ; Bayreuther, Günther

Microstrip line ferromagnetic resonance and Brillouin light scattering investigations of magnetic properties of Co2MnGe Heusler thin films

Belmeguenai, M., Zighem, F. , Roussigne, Y., Chérif, S.-M., Moch, P., Westerholt, K., Woltersdorf, Georg and Bayreuther, Günther (2009) Microstrip line ferromagnetic resonance and Brillouin light scattering investigations of magnetic properties of Co2MnGe Heusler thin films. Physical Review B (PRB) 79 (2), 024419.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 27 May 2010 08:58
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.14915


Abstract

Co2MnGe films of different thicknesses (34, 55, and 83 nm) were grown by rf sputtering at 400 degrees C on single-crystal Al2O3 corundum substrates showing an in-plane c axis. Their dynamic magnetic properties were studied using conventional and microstrip line (MS) ferromagnetic resonances (FMRs), as well as Brillouin light scattering (BLS) techniques. The effective magnetizations and ...

Co2MnGe films of different thicknesses (34, 55, and 83 nm) were grown by rf sputtering at 400 degrees C on single-crystal Al2O3 corundum substrates showing an in-plane c axis. Their dynamic magnetic properties were studied using conventional and microstrip line (MS) ferromagnetic resonances (FMRs), as well as Brillouin light scattering (BLS) techniques. The effective magnetizations and gyromagnetic factors are first deduced from the resonance spectra involving the uniform magnetic mode under in-plane and out-of-plane magnetic applied fields. The angular dependence of the frequency, measured under a weak in-plane magnetic applied field, then allows deriving of the parameters describing the in-plane magnetic anisotropy. In the 34- and 55-nm-thick films, its behavior is described assuming a magnetic energy density showing an orthorhombic symmetry with a twofold axis normal to the film and planar anisotropy axes at +/-pi/4 of the c axis of the substrate; however, due to the comparative deduced values of the pertinent coefficients, this energy density is predominantly tetragonal. In the thickest film (83 nm), one of the planar anisotropy axes is parallel to c and approximate tetragonal symmetry is no more observed. Moreover, the orthorhombic symmetry is not completely fulfilled and a small misalignment between the principal directions connected to the uniaxial and the fourfold energy terms appears. Finally, the perpendicular surface standing modes, which are observed in MS-FMR and in BLS spectra, allow evaluation of the exchange stiffness constant. Good agreement between BLS and MS-FMR measurements has been found.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitlePhysical Review B (PRB)
Publisher:AMER PHYSICAL SOC
Place of Publication:COLLEGE PK
Volume:79
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:2
Page Range:024419
DateJanuary 2009
InstitutionsPhysics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Alumni or Retired Professors > Group Günther Bayreuther
Identification Number
ValueType
10.1103/PhysRevB.79.024419DOI
Classification
NotationType
76.50.+gPACS
78.35.+cPACS
75.30.GwPACS
75.40.GbPACS
KeywordsMAGNETOTRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ANISOTROPY; TRILAYERS; ALLOYS; Brillouin spectra; cobalt alloys; crystal symmetry; ferromagnetic materials; ferromagnetic resonance; germanium alloys; magnetic anisotropy; magnetic thin films; magnetisation; magneto-optical effects; manganese alloys; metallic thin films; spin waves; sputtered coatings
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgPartially
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-149156
Item ID14915

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