1ST EVIDENCE OF INTERFACIAL MAGNETIC ROUGHNESS IN FE/CR ARTIFICIAL MULTILAYER STUDIED BY NEUTRON-DIFFRACTION MEASUREMENT

被引:15
作者
TAKEDA, M
ENDOH, Y
YASUDA, H
YAMADA, K
KAMIJO, A
MIZUKI, J
机构
[1] NEC CORP LTD, FUNDAMENTAL RES LABS, MIYAMAE KU, KAWASAKI 216, JAPAN
[2] NEC CORP LTD, FUNDAMENTAL RES LABS, TSUKUBA 305, JAPAN
关键词
GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECT; MAGNETIC SUPERLATTICE; FE/CR MULTILAYER; NEUTRON SCATTERING; INTERFACIAL ROUGHNESS; MAGNETIC DISORDER; OFF-SPECULAR REFLECTION;
D O I
10.1143/JPSJ.62.3015
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We have investigated Fe/Cr artificial multilayers to elucidate the origin of a giant magnetoresistance effect (GMR), by neutron scattering measurement in external magnetic fields up to 0.8 Tesla. Intense diffuse scattering appears around the superlattice reflection corresponding to the antiferromagnetic Fe layer stacking. The magnetic diffuse scattering intensity decreases drastically in magnetic fields, which strongly suggests that the GMR effect in this system is dominated by the appearance of magnetic disorder at the interface between the Fe and the Cr layers.
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页码:3015 / 3018
页数:4
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