Stress Induced Enhancement of Magnetization Reversal Process of DyFeCo Films With Perpendicular Magnetization

A method to control magnetization reversal in magnetic films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy was demonstrated in this study. Alloys of rare earth-transition metals (RE-TM) with their extremely large anomalous Hall coefficient and relatively large magnetostriction constants were suitable to observe the stress induced anisotropy using anomalous Hall effect. Stress applied to the RE-TM thin films significantly reduced the perpendicular coercivity and nucleation field of the film in comparison with that of the film in stress-free condition. Dy
_x
(Fe
₉₀
Co
₁₀
)
_1-x
thin films revealed large Hall voltage and remarkable change in the coercivity under the mechanical tensile stress