Control of magnetic anisotropy and magnetic patterning of perpendicular Co∕Pt multilayers by laser irradiation | Zendy

C. Schuppler | Zendy; A. Habenicht | Zendy; I. L. Guhr | Zendy; M. Maret | Zendy; P. Leiderer | Zendy; J. Boneberg | Zendy; M. Albrecht | Zendy

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Control of magnetic anisotropy and magnetic patterning of perpendicular Co∕Pt multilayers by laser irradiation

Author(s) -

C. Schuppler,

A. Habenicht,

I. L. Guhr,

M. Maret,

P. Leiderer,

J. Boneberg,

M. Albrecht

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

applied physics letters

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182

H-Index - 442

eISSN - 1077-3118

pISSN - 0003-6951

DOI - 10.1063/1.2161811

Subject(s) - materials science , fluence , magnetic anisotropy , irradiation , coercivity , laser , anisotropy , sapphire , perpendicular , condensed matter physics , optics , optoelectronics , magnetization , magnetic field , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics , nuclear physics

We report an approach to altering the magnetic properties of (111) textured Co∕Pt multilayer films grown on sapphire (0001) substrates in a controlled way using single-pulse laser irradiation. The as-grown films reveal a strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy induced by interfacial anisotropy. We show that laser irradiation can chemically mix the multilayer structure particularly at the interfaces, hence reducing the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and coercivity in a controlled manner depending on laser fluence. As a result, perpendicular films can also be magnetically patterned into hard and soft magnetic regions using a regular two-dimensional lattice of polystyrene particles acting as an array of microlenses.

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