Magnetism of nanowires of Fe(110) on W(110)

被引:13
作者
Elmers, HJ [1 ]
Hauschild, J [1 ]
Gradmann, U [1 ]
机构
[1] Tech Univ Clausthal, Inst Phys, D-38678 Clausthal Zellerfeld, Germany
关键词
one-dimensional system; critical phenomena - onset of ferromagnetism; ferromagnets; nanoscale materials;
D O I
10.1016/S0304-8853(97)00719-1
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Ferromagnetic nanowires of Fe have been fabricated by molecular-beam epitaxy on a vicinal W(110) single-crystal surface with steps along the [001] direction. The magnetic properties were investigated by Kerr magnetometry. The magnetic easy axis is in the substrate plane and perpendicular to the steps. The remanent magnetization disappears near T-c in a temperature range much narrower than predicted by standard theory of finite-sized systems. Above T-c, the magnetization can be saturated in saturation fields H-s which are small compared to two-dimensional systems. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:2
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