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Magnetic dichroism in angular-resolved hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy from buried layers

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arxiv 1106.4976 v1 pith:G7CO3J7V submitted 2011-06-24 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Magnetic dichroism in angular-resolved hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy from buried layers

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keywords magneticlayerburieddichroismlayersangular-resolvedfealfilms
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This work reports the measurement of magnetic dichroism in angular-resolved photoemission from in-plane magnetized buried thin films. The high bulk sensitivity of hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES) in combination with circularly polarized radiation enables the investigation of the magnetic properties of buried layers. HAXPES experiments with an excitation energy of 8 keV were performed on exchange-biased magnetic layers covered by thin oxide films. Two types of structures were investigated with the IrMn exchange-biasing layer either above or below the ferromagnetic layer: one with a CoFe layer on top and another with a Co$_2$FeAl layer buried beneath the IrMn layer. A pronounced magnetic dichroism is found in the Co and Fe $2p$ states of both materials. The localization of the magnetic moments at the Fe site conditioning the peculiar characteristics of the Co$_2$FeAl Heusler compound, predicted to be a half-metallic ferromagnet, is revealed from the magnetic dichroism detected in the Fe $2p$ states.

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