Analysis of the interfaces of [NiFe/Mo]30 and [Fe/Mo]30 multilayers

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作者
Luo, GM
Jiang, HW
Wu, F
Yan, ML
Mai, ZH
Lai, WY
Dong, C
Wang, YT
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Phys, Beijing 100080, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Condensed Matter Phys, Beijing 100080, Peoples R China
[3] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Semicond, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China
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10.1088/0953-8984/11/4/002
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
摘要
The interface states of [NiFe/Mo](30) and [Fe/Mo](30) multilayers have been investigated by x-ray small angle reflection and diffuse scattering. Significant interface roughness correlation was observed in both ultrathin [NiFe/Mo](30) and [Fe/Mo](30) multilayers. An uncorrelated roughness of about 27-3.1 Angstrom was revealed in the [NiPe/Mo](30) multilayers, which is explained as originating from a transition layer between the NiFe and the Mo layers. By the technique of diffuse scattering, it is clearly indicated that the interfacial roughness of NiFe/Mo is much smaller than that of Fe/Mo although the lattice mismatch is the same in both multilayers.
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页码:945 / 954
页数:10
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