OSCILLATORY INTERLAYER EXCHANGE COUPLING OF CO/RU MULTILAYERS INVESTIGATED BY BRILLOUIN LIGHT-SCATTERING

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作者
FASSBENDER, J [1 ]
NORTEMANN, F [1 ]
STAMPS, RL [1 ]
CAMLEY, RE [1 ]
HILLEBRANDS, B [1 ]
GUNTHERODT, G [1 ]
PARKIN, SSP [1 ]
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[1] IBM CORP,ALMADEN RES CTR,DIV RES,SAN JOSE,CA 95120
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1992年 / 46卷 / 09期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.46.5810
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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We have determined the absolute value of the interlayer exchange coupling constant A12 of sputtered Co/Ru multilayers using Brillouin light scattering. The spin-wave frequencies, and therefore A12, are found to oscillate as a function of the Ru layer thickness with a period of 11.5 angstrom. Detailed calculations show that the spin-wave frequency oscillations result from the canting of layer magnetizations in the antiferromagnetic coupling regimes.
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页码:5810 / 5813
页数:4
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