Antiferromagnetic structure in tetragonal CuMnAs thin films

Tetragonal CuMnAs is an antiferromagnetic material with favourable properties for applications in spintronics. Using a combination of neutron diffraction and x-ray magnetic linear dichroism, we determine the spin axis and magnetic structure in tetragonal CuMnAs, and reveal the presence of an interfa...

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Main Authors: Wadley, P., Hills, Victoria Anne, Shahedkhah, M.R., Edmonds, K.W., Campion, R.P., Novák, V., Ouladdiaf, B., Khalyavin, D., Langridge, S., Saidl, V., Němec, P., Rushforth, A.W., Gallagher, B.L., Dhesi, S.S., Maccherozzi, F., Železný, J., Jungwirth, T.
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author Wadley, P.
Hills, Victoria Anne
Shahedkhah, M.R.
Edmonds, K.W.
Campion, R.P.
Novák, V.
Ouladdiaf, B.
Khalyavin, D.
Langridge, S.
Saidl, V.
Němec, P.
Rushforth, A.W.
Gallagher, B.L.
Dhesi, S.S.
Maccherozzi, F.
Železný, J.
Jungwirth, T.
author_facet Wadley, P.
Hills, Victoria Anne
Shahedkhah, M.R.
Edmonds, K.W.
Campion, R.P.
Novák, V.
Ouladdiaf, B.
Khalyavin, D.
Langridge, S.
Saidl, V.
Němec, P.
Rushforth, A.W.
Gallagher, B.L.
Dhesi, S.S.
Maccherozzi, F.
Železný, J.
Jungwirth, T.
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description Tetragonal CuMnAs is an antiferromagnetic material with favourable properties for applications in spintronics. Using a combination of neutron diffraction and x-ray magnetic linear dichroism, we determine the spin axis and magnetic structure in tetragonal CuMnAs, and reveal the presence of an interfacial uniaxial magnetic anisotropy. From the temperature-dependence of the neutron diffraction intensities, the Néel temperature is shown to be (480 ± 5) K. Ab initio calculations indicate a weak anisotropy in the (ab) plane for bulk crystals, with a large anisotropy energy barrier between in-plane and perpendicular-to-plane directions.
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spelling nottingham-410452020-05-04T17:21:41Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41045/ Antiferromagnetic structure in tetragonal CuMnAs thin films Wadley, P. Hills, Victoria Anne Shahedkhah, M.R. Edmonds, K.W. Campion, R.P. Novák, V. Ouladdiaf, B. Khalyavin, D. Langridge, S. Saidl, V. Němec, P. Rushforth, A.W. Gallagher, B.L. Dhesi, S.S. Maccherozzi, F. Železný, J. Jungwirth, T. Tetragonal CuMnAs is an antiferromagnetic material with favourable properties for applications in spintronics. Using a combination of neutron diffraction and x-ray magnetic linear dichroism, we determine the spin axis and magnetic structure in tetragonal CuMnAs, and reveal the presence of an interfacial uniaxial magnetic anisotropy. From the temperature-dependence of the neutron diffraction intensities, the Néel temperature is shown to be (480 ± 5) K. Ab initio calculations indicate a weak anisotropy in the (ab) plane for bulk crystals, with a large anisotropy energy barrier between in-plane and perpendicular-to-plane directions. Nature Publishing Group 2015-11-25 Article PeerReviewed Wadley, P., Hills, Victoria Anne, Shahedkhah, M.R., Edmonds, K.W., Campion, R.P., Novák, V., Ouladdiaf, B., Khalyavin, D., Langridge, S., Saidl, V., Němec, P., Rushforth, A.W., Gallagher, B.L., Dhesi, S.S., Maccherozzi, F., Železný, J. and Jungwirth, T. (2015) Antiferromagnetic structure in tetragonal CuMnAs thin films. Scientific Reports, 5 . 17079/1-17079/6. ISSN 2045-2322 http://www.nature.com/articles/srep17079 doi:10.1038/srep17079 doi:10.1038/srep17079
spellingShingle Wadley, P.
Hills, Victoria Anne
Shahedkhah, M.R.
Edmonds, K.W.
Campion, R.P.
Novák, V.
Ouladdiaf, B.
Khalyavin, D.
Langridge, S.
Saidl, V.
Němec, P.
Rushforth, A.W.
Gallagher, B.L.
Dhesi, S.S.
Maccherozzi, F.
Železný, J.
Jungwirth, T.
Antiferromagnetic structure in tetragonal CuMnAs thin films
title Antiferromagnetic structure in tetragonal CuMnAs thin films
title_full Antiferromagnetic structure in tetragonal CuMnAs thin films
title_fullStr Antiferromagnetic structure in tetragonal CuMnAs thin films
title_full_unstemmed Antiferromagnetic structure in tetragonal CuMnAs thin films
title_short Antiferromagnetic structure in tetragonal CuMnAs thin films
title_sort antiferromagnetic structure in tetragonal cumnas thin films
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