Spin-density-wave magnetism in layered chromium studied by perturbed-angular-correlation spectroscopy

被引：22

作者：

Meersschaut, J ^{[1
]}

Dekoster, J ^{[1
]}

Demuynck, S ^{[1
]}

Cottenier, S ^{[1
]}

Swinnen, B ^{[1
]}

Rots, M ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Inst Kern & Stralingsfys, B-3001 Louvain, Belgium

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1998年 / 57卷 / 10期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevB.57.R5575

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

Results obtained by perturbed-angular-correlation (PAC) spectroscopy on epitaxial chromium thin films are compared with data obtained from the same samples by neutron-diffraction experiments. We report on the study of a 250-nm-thick Cr single layer and an Fe/Cr multilayer with Cr thickness of 25 nm grown on Nb/Al2O3 (1102). The chromium single layer film orders below the Neel temperature as a longitudinal (AF) spin density wave antiferromagnet with the spins out of plane, while the Cr in the Fe/Cr multilayer orders as a transversal (AF(1)) spin density wave antiferromagnet with the spins in plane. In addition we observe a minority volume fraction in a commensurate AF(0) phase, stable up to at least 400 K. The present results prove that PAC probes the intrinsic magnetic features of chromium and therefore validate this technique as a complementary approach towards the understanding of the chromium magnetism in thin films and Fe/Cr multilayers.

引用

页码：R5575 / R5578

页数：4

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