Thin Ferromagnetic Co/Pt(Pd) Films as Promising Media for Magnetic Information Recording
摘要
Abstract—
The paper reports on the fabrication and study of multilayer magnetic structures consisting of alternating Co and Pt (Co and Pd) layers which are described by the general formula [Co (a × t)/Pt(Pd) (b × t)]n. The effect of the Co layer thickness (a), the heavy metal layer thickness (b), the thicknesses of both materials simultaneously ((a + b) × t), and the number of layers (n) on the micromagnetic structure of thin films is investigated. Main features of the micromagnetic structure, such as skyrmions and skyrmioniums, are considered. Possible technological modifications aimed at the practical application of structures as magnetic memory elements are discussed.