Co/Ni multilayers for spintronics: High spin polarization and tunable magnetic anisotropy

S. Andrieu, T. Hauet, M. Gottwald, A. Rajanikanth, L. Calmels, A. M. Bataille, F. Montaigne, S. Mangin, E. Otero, P. Ohresser, P. Le Fèvre, F. Bertran (+4 others)
2018 PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS  
In this paper we analyze in details the electronic properties of (Co/Ni) multilayers, a model system for spintronics devices. We use magneto-optical Kerr (MOKE), spin-polarized photoemission spectroscopy (SRPES), x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) and anomalous surface diffraction experiments to investigate the electronic properties and perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) in [Co(x)/Ni(y)] single-crystalline stacks grown by molecular beam epitaxy.
doi:10.1103/physrevmaterials.2.064410 fatcat:q56mcjzxvnh4lm5ljtz5ik4acm