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It is demonstrated that perpendicular magnetic anisotropy may be obtained with a room temperature growth process in ordered (FePd) alloys. Indeed, using atomic layer by atomic layer epitaxy, a partial chemical ordering into the L10 structure is obtained, with a corresponding intermediate perpendicular anisotropy (\(({K_u}/2\pi M_s^2 \sim 0.4)\)). These samples provide an appropriate template for the study of the magnetic reorientation from in plane to out of plane magnetization upon layer's thickness increase. VSM, transverse Kerr measurements and magnetic force microscopy have been used in order to determine the relevant magnetic parameters and the occurrence of the reorientation transition.
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Received 13 October 1998 and Received in final form 5 February 1999
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Gehanno, V., Hoffmann, R., Samson, Y. et al. In plane to out of plane magnetic reorientation transition in partially ordered FePd thin films. Eur. Phys. J. B 10, 457–464 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100510050874
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100510050874