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A geometric interpretation of the effective uniaxial anisotropy field in magnetic films

V. I. Kozlov

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2018. 73. N 1. P. 107

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It is shown that the effective uniaxial anisotropy field that is usually applied in thin magnetic films (TMFs), which is noncollinear to the magnetization vector, is insufficient for deeper understanding of these processes, although it explains many physical processes in films. The analysis of the magnetization discontinuity in films under certain conditions yields the component of the effective uniaxial anisotropy field collinear to the magnetization vector. This component explains the magnetization discontinuity and allows one to speak of the total effective uniaxial anisotropy field in TMFs.

Received: 2016 December 27
Approved: 2018 June 25
PACS:
75.30.Gw Magnetic anisotropy
76.50.+g Ferromagnetic, antiferromagnetic, and ferrimagnetic resonances; spin-wave resonance
Authors
V. I. Kozlov
$^1$Moscow State University, physical Department
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