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Interfacial and Surface Magnetism in Epitaxial NiCo2O4(001)/MgAl2O4 Films

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arxiv 2302.11744 v1 pith:ZPXL74EJ submitted 2023-02-23 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Interfacial and Surface Magnetism in Epitaxial NiCo2O4(001)/MgAl2O4 Films

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NiCo2O4 (NCO) films grown on MgAl2O4 (001) substrates have been studied using magnetometry, x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) based on x-ray absorption spectroscopy, and spin-polarized inverse photoemission spectroscopy (SPIPES) with various thickness down to 1.6 nm. The magnetic behavior can be understood in terms of a layer of optimal NCO and an interfacial layer (1.2+/- 0.1 nm), with a small canting of magnetization at the surface. The thickness dependence of the optimal layer can be described by the finite-scaling theory with a critical exponent consistent with the high perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. The interfacial layer couples antiferromagnetically to the optimal layer, generating exchange-spring styled magnetic hysteresis in the thinnest films. The non-optimal and measurement-speed-dependent magnetic properties of the interfacial layer suggest substantial interfacial diffusion.

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