Negative anisotropy in Fe10Ni90 films

Abstract

It is shown that in the Fe10Ni90 film the easy magnetization axis can be formed not along the deposition field, as it occurs in the Fe19Ni81 film, but across, that is a "negative anisotropy" effect occurs. A model that qualitatively describes this effect is proposed. Using the Kerr magnetometer, local measurements of the variation of the direction of the easy magnetization axis over the area of the film sample Fe10Ni90 were carried out and compared with the general view of the domain structure. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.