학술논문

60∘ and 120∘ domain walls in epitaxial BaTiO3(111)/Co multiferroic heterostructures
Document Type
article
Source
Physical Review B. 107(14)
Subject
Physical Sciences
Condensed Matter Physics
Chemical sciences
Engineering
Physical sciences
Language
Abstract
We report on domain pattern transfer from a ferroelectric BaTiO3 substrate with a (111) orientation of the surface to an epitaxial Co film grown on a Pd buffer layer. Spatially modulated interfacial strain transfer from ferroelectric/ferroelastic domains and inverse magnetostriction in the ferromagnetic film induce stripe regions with a modulation of the in-plane uniaxial magnetic anisotropy direction. Using spin-polarized low-energy electron microscopy, we observe the formation of two distinct anisotropy configurations between stripe regions, leading to angles of 60∘ or 120∘ between the magnetizations of adjacent domains. Moreover, through application of a magnetic field parallel or perpendicular to these stripes, head-to-head or head-to-tail magnetization configurations are initialized. This results in four distinct magnetic domain-wall types associated with different energies and domain widths, which, in turn, affects whether domain pattern transfer can be achieved.