Coercivity of ultrathin films with in-plane magnetization

R. A. Hyman*, M. D. Stiles, Lei Han Tang, A. Zangwill

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Abstract

We report numerical and analytic results for a model of coercivity and magnetization reversal in an array of square monolayer-height magnetic islands on a monolayer of magnetic material with in-plane magnetization. Reversal nucleates at step edges where local two-fold anisotropy is present in addition to the intrinsic four-fold anisotropy of the (001) flat surface of a cubic crystal. Simple analytic formulas for the coercive field are derived that agree well with numerical simulations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3911-3913
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume81
Issue number8 PART 2A
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Apr 1997

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