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تسجيل مستخدم جديدElectronic and magnetic properties of off-stoichiometric Co$_mathrm{2}$Mn$_{beta}$Si/MgO interfaces studied by x-ray magnetic circular dichroism
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We have studied the electronic and magnetic states of Co and Mn atoms at the interface of the Co$_mathrm{2}$Mn$_{beta}$Si (CMS)/MgO ($beta$=0.69, 0.99, 1.15 and 1.29) magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) by means of x-ray magnetic circular dichroism. In particular, the Mn composition ($beta$) dependences of the Mn and Co magnetic moments were investigated. The experimental spin magnetic moments of Mn, $m_mathrm{spin}$(Mn), derived from XMCD weakly decreased with increasing Mn composition $beta$ in going from Mn-deficient to Mn-rich CMS films. This behavior was explained by first-principles calculations based on the antisite-based site-specific formula unit (SSFU) composition model, which assumes the formation of only antisite defect, not vacancies, to accommodate off-stoichiometry. Furthermore, the experimental spin magnetic moments of Co, $m_mathrm{spin}$(Co), also weakly decreased with increasing Mn composition. This behavior was consistently explained by the antisite-based SSFU model, in particular, by the decrease in the concentration of Co$_mathrm{Mn}$ antisites detrimental to the half-metallicity of CMS with increasing $beta$. This finding is consistent with the higher TMR ratios which have been observed for CMS/MgO/CMS MTJs with Mn-rich CMS electrodes.
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