Preparation and Mossbauer study of epitaxial Cr/Sn multilayers

被引:36
作者
Mibu, K [1 ]
Tanaka, S [1 ]
Shinjo, T [1 ]
机构
[1] Kyoto Univ, Inst Chem Res, Uji, Kyoto 6110011, Japan
关键词
Cr/Sn; epitaxial multilayers; superlattices; Mossbauer spectroscopy; magnetic hyperfine field;
D O I
10.1143/JPSJ.67.2633
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Epitaxial Cr/Sn multilayers composed of Cr(001) layers and very thin Sn layers were grown on MgO(001) substrates. The magnetic properties of the prepared multilayers were studied by Sn-119 Mossbauer spectroscopy. Magnetic hyperfine fields of 11 similar to 13 T, which are larger than the value reported for dissolved Sn sites in a Cr matrix, were found to he induced at the Sn nuclear sites of [Cr(t(Cr))/Sn(2 Angstrom)] multilayers (t(Cr) = 6, 10, 20, and 30 Angstrom) at room temperature. The result indicates that the magnetic ordering temperature of the Cr layers is much higher than the Neel temperature of hulk Cr (T-N = 311K). Possible magnetic structures in the Cr layers are inferred from the size and direction of the magnetic hyperfine field transferred at the Sn nuclear sites.
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页码:2633 / 2636
页数:4
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