MAGNETIC DOMAINS IN THIN EPITAXIAL CO/AU(111) FILMS

被引:429
作者
ALLENSPACH, R
STAMPANONI, M
BISCHOF, A
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[1] IBM Research Division, Zurich Research Laboratory
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.3344
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The formation of magnetic domains in thin epitaxial Co/Au(111) films is investigated. Three-monolayer films are shown to decay into out-of-plane domains of micron size. We find a smooth transition from out-of-plane to in-plane magnetization at a crossover of 4.5 layers and determine that the domain size depends linearly on film thickness below crossover.
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