Advanced Materials, Vol.28, No.38, 8499-8504, 2016
Compensated Ferrimagnetic Tetragonal Heusler Thin Films for Antiferromagnetic Spintronics
Fully compensated ferrimagnets with tetragonal crystal structure have the potential for large spin-polarization and strong out-of-plane magnetic anisotropy; hence, they are ideal candidates for high-density-memory applications. Tetragonal Heusler thin films with compensated magnetic state are realized by substitution of Pt in Mn3-xPtxGa. Furthermore, the bilayer formed from compensated/uncompensated Mn-Pt-Ga layers is utilized to accomplish exchange bias up to room temperature.
Keywords:compensated ferrimagnets;antiferromagnetic spintronics;Heuslers;exchange bias;tetragonal thin films