Controlling Orbital Moment and Spin Orientation in CoO Layers by Strain

S. I. Csiszar, M. W. Haverkort, Z. Hu, A. Tanaka, H. H. Hsieh, H.-J. Lin, C. T. Chen, T. Hibma, and L. H. Tjeng
Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 187205 – Published 28 October 2005

Abstract

We have observed that CoO films grown on different substrates show dramatic differences in their magnetic properties. Using polarization dependent x-ray absorption spectroscopy at the Co L2,3 edges, we revealed that the magnitude and orientation of the magnetic moments strongly depend on the strain in the films induced by the substrate. We presented a quantitative model to explain how strain together with the spin-orbit interaction determine the 3d orbital occupation, the magnetic anisotropy, as well as the spin and orbital contributions to the magnetic moments. Control over the sign and direction of the strain may, therefore, open new opportunities for applications in the field of exchange bias in multilayered magnetic films.

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  • Received 8 November 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.187205

©2005 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

S. I. Csiszar1, M. W. Haverkort2, Z. Hu2, A. Tanaka3, H. H. Hsieh4, H.-J. Lin5, C. T. Chen5, T. Hibma1, and L. H. Tjeng2

  • 1Materials Science Center, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
  • 2II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität zu Köln, Zülpicher Strasse 77, 50937 Köln, Germany
  • 3Department of Quantum Matter, ADSM, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
  • 4Chung Cheng Institute of Technology, National Defense University, Taoyuan 335, Taiwan
  • 5National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu 30077, Taiwan

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Vol. 95, Iss. 18 — 28 October 2005

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