Author(s): Li, S (Li, Shan); Lu, J (Lu, Jun); Mao, SW (Mao, Si-Wei); Wei, DH (Wei, Da-Hai); Zhao, JH (Zhao, Jian-Hua)

Source: CHINESE PHYSICS B Volume: 29 Issue: 10 Article Number: 107501 DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/ab99ac Published: OCT 2020

Abstract: A synthetic antiferromagnet based on a thin antiferromagnetically coupled Co2MnSi/MnGa bilayer with Pt capping is proposed in this work. Square magnetic loops measured by anomalous Hall effect reveal that a well perpendicular magnetic anisotropy is obtained in this structure. A very large coercivity of 83 kOe (1 Oe = 79.5775 A.m(-1)) is observed near the magnetic moment compensation point of 270 K, indicating an antiferromagnetic behavior. Moreover, the anomalous Hall signal does not go to zero even at the magnetic compensation point, for which the difficulty in detecting the conventional antiferromagnets can be overcome. By changing the temperature, the polarity of the spin-orbit torque induced switching is changed around the bilayer compensation point. This kind of thin bilayer has potential applications in spin-orbit-related effects, spintronic devices, and racetrack memories.

Accession Number: WOS:000575330400001

ISSN: 1674-1056

eISSN: 1741-4199

Full Text: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1674-1056/ab99ac