TY - JOUR
T1 - X-ray resonant magnetic scattering from patterned multilayers
AU - Arnalds, Unnar B.
AU - Hase, Thomas P.A.
AU - Papaioannou, Evangelos Th
AU - Raanaei, Hossein
AU - Abrudan, Radu
AU - Charlton, Timothy R.
AU - Langridge, Sean
AU - Hjörvarsson, Björgvin
PY - 2012/8/20
Y1 - 2012/8/20
N2 - We report on x-ray resonant magnetic scattering from laterally patterned arrays of amorphous Co 68Fe 24Zr 8/Al 2O 3 multilayers. The arrays are composed of circular and ellipsoidal elements which display distinct individual magnetic responses enabling the investigation of the dependence of the observed magnetization on the scattering condition. We focus our attention to special points in reciprocal space, relating to the lateral and perpendicular structure of the samples, thereby revealing the magnetic structure of the multilayered arrays. This allows a comparison of the observed magnetization under different scattering conditions to magneto-optical measurements. The scattering data are supported by micromagnetic simulations which further enhance our understanding of the intricate charge and magnetic scattering from three dimensional patterns.
AB - We report on x-ray resonant magnetic scattering from laterally patterned arrays of amorphous Co 68Fe 24Zr 8/Al 2O 3 multilayers. The arrays are composed of circular and ellipsoidal elements which display distinct individual magnetic responses enabling the investigation of the dependence of the observed magnetization on the scattering condition. We focus our attention to special points in reciprocal space, relating to the lateral and perpendicular structure of the samples, thereby revealing the magnetic structure of the multilayered arrays. This allows a comparison of the observed magnetization under different scattering conditions to magneto-optical measurements. The scattering data are supported by micromagnetic simulations which further enhance our understanding of the intricate charge and magnetic scattering from three dimensional patterns.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.064426
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.064426
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84865222095
SN - 1098-0121
VL - 86
JO - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
JF - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
IS - 6
M1 - 064426
ER -