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Anomalous hysteresis loops measured by the magneto-optical Kerr effect in a Co/NiO/Cu/Co/Cu structure

  • Z. C. Zhao
  • , H. Wang*
  • , S. Q. Xiao
  • , Y. X. Xia
  • , John A. McGuire
  • , Y. Ren
  • , Q. Y. Jin
  • , T. R. Gao
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Fudan University

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Abstract

Anomalous hysteresis loops measured by longitudinal and polar magneto-optical Kerr effects (MOKE) were observed in a CoNiOCuCoCu structure. After excluding other possible mechanisms, we explain the anomalous hysteresis loops in terms of the opposite rotation angles for the top- and bottom-Co layers. Ultimately, the opposite rotation angles are likely caused by the different incidence angles for the top- and bottom-Co layers.

Original languageEnglish
Article number016105
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume101
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007

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