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Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 2597–2600 (2000)

Spiraling Spin Structure in an Exchange-Coupled Antiferromagnetic Layer

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F. Y. Yang and C. L. Chien
Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218

Received 23 May 2000; published in the issue dated 18 September 2000

Using trilayers of permalloy/FeMn/Co with various thicknesses tAF of the antiferromagnetic FeMn, we have observed evidence of a spiraling spin structure within FeMn. For tAF<90 Å, the turn angle θ of the spiral varies as θ = (1.76°/)tAF.

© 2000 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2597
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2597
PACS:
75.25.+z, 75.30.-m, 75.60.-d, 75.70.-i