Canted spin structures in Ni films on stepped Cu(001)

被引：32

作者：

Dhesi, SS ^{[1
]}

Dürr, HA ^{[1
]}

van der Laan, G ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] SERC, Daresbury Lab, Warrington WA4 4AD, Cheshire, England

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1999年 / 59卷 / 13期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevB.59.8408

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

We monitored the spin-reorientation transition in ultrathin Ni films grown on a stepped Cu(001) surface with three-dimensional magnetometry using the magnetic circular x-ray dichroism signal at the Ni L-2,L-3 edge. We demonstrate that Ni films between 5.5 and 7 ML thickness exhibit canted-spin structures, which include an angle of 20 degrees-30 degrees with the surface normal. The transition from in-plane to perpendicular magnetic anisotropy is accompanied by a 90 degrees in-plane spin rotation resulting in an orientation perpendicular to the step edges. [S0163-1829(99)01714-2].

引用

页码：8408 / 8411

页数：4

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