Magnetoresonance properties of three-layer Co/Ge/Co films

Abstract

Three-layer Co/Ge/Co films have been studied using electron magnetic resonance. It has been established that the resonance spectrum of the film is a superposition of two Lorentzian lines. It has been found that the anisotropy induced at the cobalt‒germanium interface makes the main contribution to the resonance spectrum and determines its features. The temperature dependences of the anisotropy field and the parameters of the interlayer exchange have been measured. The interlayer interactions exhibit an antiferromagnetic character and have been explained in terms of a model similar to the description of superexchange in magnetic dielectrics.