Electronic Resource
[S.l.]
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American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Journal of Applied Physics
89 (2001), S. 7466-7468
ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
The effect of magnetic disorder on the magnetization reversal process in thin Co/CoO films has been investigated. The antiferromagnetic CoO layer allows a reversible tuning of the magnetic disorder by simple temperature variation. For temperatures above a critical temperature Tc, we observe a discontinuous magnetization reversal, whereas smooth magnetization loops occur for T〈Tc. Our measurements establish the existence of a disorder-driven critical point in the nonequilibrium phase diagram. In addition, we observe scaling behavior in the vicinity of the critical point and determine the critical exponents to β=0.022±0.006 and βδ=0.30±0.03. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1361272
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