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摘要
A two-step etching and deposition process is presented for making nanoscale exchange-biased NiFe/IrMn disks, and their magnetic properties are described as a function of diameter and thickness. The exchange bias in nanodots with diameters of 100-500 nm was reduced and the coercivity enhanced compared to the continuous film. Etching of the NiFe film prior to depositing the IrMn lowered the exchange bias; and the exchange bias also decreased as dot diameter decreased. The results are interpreted in terms of the relation between dot size and the antiferromagnetic domain size in the IrMn. The two-step process will be useful in introducing exchange bias at local regions of a ferromagnetic film.
- 出版日期2014-11-21
