MAGNETIC-PROPERTIES OF ULTRATHIN FCC FE(111)/RU(0001) FILMS

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作者
LIU, C
BADER, SD
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[1] Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1990年 / 41卷 / 01期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.41.553
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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In situ polar and longitudinal Kerr-effect measurements have been used in conjunction with low-energy electron diffraction and Auger characterizations to study the magnetic properties of Fe(111)/Ru(0001). Ru(0001) provides the opportunity to grow fcc Fe with a dilated lattice spacing that is expected to be ferromagnetic. Ferromagnetism is detected, but only for films thicker than 2 monolayers. The easy axis of magnetization is perpendicular for films <4.5 monolayers thick and becomes in plane for thicker films. The dead layers at the interface are attributed to d-band hybridization between the Fe and Ru. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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