Microscopic origin of electric-field-induced modulation of Curie temperature in cobalt

作者:Ando Fuyuki; Yamada Kihiro T; Koyama Tomohiro; Ishibashi Mio; Shiota Yoichi; Moriyama Takahiro; Chiba Daichi; Ono Teruo*
来源:Applied Physics Express, 2018, 11(7): 073002.
DOI:10.7567/APEX.11.073002

摘要

The Curie temperature Tc is one of the most fundamental physical properties of ferromagnetic materials and can be described by the Weiss molecular field theory with the exchange interaction of neighboring atoms. Here, we demonstrate the electrical control of exchange coupling in cobalt films through direct magnetization measurements. We find that the reduction in magnetization with temperature, which is caused by thermal spin wave excitation and scales with Bloch's law, dearly depends on the applied electric field. Furthermore, we confirm that the correlation between the electric-field-induced modulation of Tc and that of exchange coupling follows the Weiss molecular field theory.

  • 出版日期2018-7