FERROMAGNETIC AND ANTIFERROMAGNETIC EXCHANGE COUPLING IN BCC EPITAXIAL ULTRATHIN FE(001)/CU(001)/FE(001) TRILAYERS

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作者
HEINRICH, B [1 ]
CELINSKI, Z [1 ]
COCHRAN, JF [1 ]
MUIR, WB [1 ]
RUDD, J [1 ]
ZHONG, QM [1 ]
ARROTT, AS [1 ]
MYRTLE, K [1 ]
KIRSCHNER, J [1 ]
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[1] FREE UNIV BERLIN,DEPT PHYS,W-1000 BERLIN 33,GERMANY
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.673
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O4 [物理学];
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We have grown a new phase of Cu, bcc Cu, on bcc Fe(001). We have shown that bcc Cu(001) grows epitaxially on bcc Fe(001) and that bcc Fe(001) grows epitaxially on bcc Cu(001). bcc Cu(001) on Fe(001) maintains its structure for 1011 monolayers before undergoing a structural transition. Ultrathin well-defined trilayers of Fe(001)/Cu(001)/Fe(001) with Cu thicknesses between 612 monolayers were grown. Ferromagnetic resonance, Brillouin light scattering, and surface magneto-optical Kerr effect were used to measure the coupling between the Fe layers. The coupling between the Fe layers changed from ferromagnetic to antiferromagnetic between 910 monolayers of Cu. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:673 / 676
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