Asymmetric Magnetoimpedance in Bimagnetic Multilayered Film Structures

Abstract

The magnetoimpedance (MI) effect in bimagnetic multilayered film is studied theoretically. The multilayer consists of a repetition of the base three-layered film structure having the soft and hard magnetic layers separated by highly conductive non-magnetic spacer. It is shown that the magnetostatic coupling changes the magnetization distribution in the soft magnetic layers and leads to the asymmetry in the field dependence of the impedance. The influence of the number of layers on the asymmetric magnetoimpedance (AMI) is analyzed. The calculated field and frequency dependences of the impedance describe qualitatively the AMI effect observed in bimagnetic multilayers. The results obtained may be used in the development of sensors of the magnetic field.