Magnetic Resonant X-ray Scattering from Spintronic Materials at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leeds
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
We have been awarded beamtime for soft-xray magnetic scattering studies of multilayer systems at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) at Brookhaven in the USA. Unlike European Facilities such beamtime does not come with money to support travel to the facility. The experiments form part of our ongoing and highly successful joint programme on magnetic scattering between Leeds and ISIS. The grant request is for travel and subsistence funds only to allow a team of three people to travel to Brookhaven for five weeklong periods in order to operate the experiment 24 hours a day. A unique aspect of this proposal is that we intend to make electrical measurements of our samples whilst they are undergoing the scattering studies / this will lead to a deeper understanding of the relationship between the physical and magnetic microstructures of our samples, which will be revealed by the x-ray measurements, and their spin-dependent electronic functional properties.
People |
ORCID iD |
| Christopher Marrows (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Ding Y
(2008)
Bulk and near-surface magnetic properties of FeRh thin films
in Journal of Applied Physics
Anderson G
(2009)
Changes in the layer roughness and crystallography during the annealing of CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions
in Journal of Applied Physics
Hindmarch AT
(2008)
Interface induced uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in amorphous CoFeB films on AlGaAs(001).
in Physical review letters
Hindmarch A
(2008)
Room temperature magnetic stabilization of buried cobalt nanoclusters within a ferromagnetic matrix studied by soft x-ray magnetic circular dichroism
in Applied Physics Letters
Anderson G
(2010)
Structural and magnetic changes in MgO-based magnetic tunneling junctions during the early stages of annealing
in Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Kim J
(2009)
Surface influenced magnetostructural transition in FeRh films
in Applied Physics Letters
Abes M
(2009)
The spin polarization of Mn atoms in paramagnetic CuMn alloys induced by a Co layer
in Journal of Applied Physics
| Description | In this project we made use of polarised soft X-rays to study a variety of magnetic phenomena in spintronic heterostructures, such as magnetic tunnel junctions, magnetic nanoparticles, and magnetostructural materials. |
| Exploitation Route | Industrial sectors based on spintronics, such as ICT hardware. Dissemination through industrial networks. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Electronics |
| Description | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| Organisation | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | Chinese Institute of Physics |
| Organisation | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Department | Institute of Physics |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | STFC - Laboratories |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| Start Year | 2007 |