Switching the in-plane easy axis by ion implantation in rare earth based magnetic films.
Ar(+) ions have been implanted into Laves phase epitaxial thin films of YFe(2) and DyFe(2). Magneto-optical Kerr effect and vibrating sample magnetometry experiments show that the easy and hard axes of magnetization in both materials rotate through an in-plane angle of 90°, whilst the strength of th...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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