Probing the spiral magnetic phase in 6 nm textured erbium using polarised neutron reflectometry

N. Satchell; J. D S Witt; G. Burnell; P. J. Curran; C. J. Kinane; T. R. Charlton; S. Langridge; J. F. K. Cooper

doi:10.1088/1361-648X/29/5/055801

Probing the spiral magnetic phase in 6 nm textured erbium using polarised neutron reflectometry

N. Satchell, J. D S Witt, G. Burnell, P. J. Curran, C. J. Kinane, T. R. Charlton, S. Langridge, J. F. K. Cooper

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We characterise the magnetic state of highly-textured, sputter deposited erbium for a film of thickness 6 nm. Using polarised neutron reflectometry it is found that the film has a high degree of magnetic disorder, and we present some evidence that the film's local magnetic state is consistent with bulk-like spiral magnetism. This, combined with complementary characterisation techniques, show that thin film erbium is a strong candidate material for incorporation into device structures.

Original language	English
Article number	055801
Journal	Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Volume	29
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/29/5/055801
Publication status	Published - 8 Feb 2017

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erbium
magnetism
spintronics
spiral magnetism
thin film

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Probing the spiral magnetic phase in 6 nm textured erbium using polarised neutron reflectometry

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