The microstructure and thermal properties of the Mn-Ir/Ni-Fe exchange biased multi-layers with various buffer layers and stacking structures have been investigated. The Hex and the Tb depend on the Mn- Ir grain size at the interface between the Mn-Ir ...
The microstructure and thermal properties of the Mn-Ir/Ni-Fe exchange biased multi-layers with various buffer layers and stacking structures have been investigated. The Hex and the Tb depend on the Mn- Ir grain size at the interface between the Mn-Ir layer and the Ni-Fe layer. The (111) preferred orientation of Mn-Ir/Ni-Fe on the Ta buffer layer may promote the values of Jk and Hex. The samples which produce the Hex have the epitaxial relationship at the interface between the Mn-Ir layer and the Ni-Fe layer due to the generation of misfit dislocation.