Hydrogen tunes magnetic anisotropy by affecting local hybridization at the interface of a ferromagnet with nonmagnetic metals

© 2020 American Physical Society. Ionic control of magnetic properties, dubbed magneto-ionics, has gained much attention in recent years due to the sizable effects that can be induced by electrically controlled ion motion. Here we assess the mechanism by which hydrogen affects magnetic anisotropy i...

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Main Authors: Klyukin, Konstantin, Beach, Geoffrey, Yildiz, Bilge
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society (APS) 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/136130.2
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author Klyukin, Konstantin
Beach, Geoffrey
Yildiz, Bilge
author2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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Beach, Geoffrey
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description © 2020 American Physical Society. Ionic control of magnetic properties, dubbed magneto-ionics, has gained much attention in recent years due to the sizable effects that can be induced by electrically controlled ion motion. Here we assess the mechanism by which hydrogen affects magnetic anisotropy in representative ferromagnetic/nonmagnetic metal layers. We take Co/Pd film as a model system that is widely used in spintronics. First-principles calculations demonstrate that the magnetic moment can be switched by 90 via hydrogen insertion at the Co/Pd interface. This control results from hydrogen-induced changes in magnetic anisotropy originating from modifications to the electronic structure. Accumulation of hydrogen at the Co/Pd interface affects the hybridization between neighboring Co and Pd layers, leading to a decrease of the perpendicular anisotropy component, and eventually changes the net magnetic anisotropy to in-plane. Hydrogen penetration into the interior Co layers has the opposite effect, promoting perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. These changes are governed by competing contributions of the dxy; dx2+y2 and the 3dz2; 3dzy states, which are mainly responsible for the perpendicular and the in-plane magnetocrystalline anisotropy, respectively. By using this understanding, we predict that hydrogen accumulation at Fe/V interfacial layers causes the opposite spin reorientation effect, promoting perpendicular magnetic anisotropy.
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spelling mit-1721.1/136130.22024-06-20T19:27:48Z Hydrogen tunes magnetic anisotropy by affecting local hybridization at the interface of a ferromagnet with nonmagnetic metals Klyukin, Konstantin Beach, Geoffrey Yildiz, Bilge Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering © 2020 American Physical Society. Ionic control of magnetic properties, dubbed magneto-ionics, has gained much attention in recent years due to the sizable effects that can be induced by electrically controlled ion motion. Here we assess the mechanism by which hydrogen affects magnetic anisotropy in representative ferromagnetic/nonmagnetic metal layers. We take Co/Pd film as a model system that is widely used in spintronics. First-principles calculations demonstrate that the magnetic moment can be switched by 90 via hydrogen insertion at the Co/Pd interface. This control results from hydrogen-induced changes in magnetic anisotropy originating from modifications to the electronic structure. Accumulation of hydrogen at the Co/Pd interface affects the hybridization between neighboring Co and Pd layers, leading to a decrease of the perpendicular anisotropy component, and eventually changes the net magnetic anisotropy to in-plane. Hydrogen penetration into the interior Co layers has the opposite effect, promoting perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. These changes are governed by competing contributions of the dxy; dx2+y2 and the 3dz2; 3dzy states, which are mainly responsible for the perpendicular and the in-plane magnetocrystalline anisotropy, respectively. By using this understanding, we predict that hydrogen accumulation at Fe/V interfacial layers causes the opposite spin reorientation effect, promoting perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. 2022-04-14T19:39:19Z 2021-10-27T20:30:57Z 2022-04-14T19:39:19Z 2020-10 2020-08 2021-08-10T18:44:40Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 2475-9953 https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/136130.2 en http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevmaterials.4.104416 Physical Review Materials Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/octet-stream American Physical Society (APS) APS
spellingShingle Klyukin, Konstantin
Beach, Geoffrey
Yildiz, Bilge
Hydrogen tunes magnetic anisotropy by affecting local hybridization at the interface of a ferromagnet with nonmagnetic metals
title Hydrogen tunes magnetic anisotropy by affecting local hybridization at the interface of a ferromagnet with nonmagnetic metals
title_full Hydrogen tunes magnetic anisotropy by affecting local hybridization at the interface of a ferromagnet with nonmagnetic metals
title_fullStr Hydrogen tunes magnetic anisotropy by affecting local hybridization at the interface of a ferromagnet with nonmagnetic metals
title_full_unstemmed Hydrogen tunes magnetic anisotropy by affecting local hybridization at the interface of a ferromagnet with nonmagnetic metals
title_short Hydrogen tunes magnetic anisotropy by affecting local hybridization at the interface of a ferromagnet with nonmagnetic metals
title_sort hydrogen tunes magnetic anisotropy by affecting local hybridization at the interface of a ferromagnet with nonmagnetic metals
url https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/136130.2
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