Thermally induced antiferromagnetic exchange in magnetic multilayers

DM Polishchuk, YO Tykhonenko-Polishchuk… - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
We demonstrate sharp thermally induced switching between ferromagnetic and
antiferromagnetic RKKY (Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida) exchange in a spin-valve with
the spacer incorporating a thin diluted ferromagnetic layer as the core. We illustrate the
mechanism behind the effect as being due to a change in the effective thickness of the
spacer induced by the Curie transition into its paramagnetic state. The ability to switch
between ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic states in a magnetic multilayer by a slight …
We demonstrate sharp thermally induced switching between ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic RKKY (Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida) exchange in a spin-valve with the spacer incorporating a thin diluted ferromagnetic layer as the core. We illustrate the mechanism behind the effect as being due to a change in the effective thickness of the spacer induced by the Curie transition into its paramagnetic state. The ability to switch between ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic states in a magnetic multilayer by a slight change in temperature may lead to new types of spin-thermoelectronic devices for use in such applications as memory or oscillators.
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