RESISTANCE MINIMUM IN ULTRATHIN FERROMAGNETIC-FILMS OF FE ON MGO(100)

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LIU, C
PARK, Y
BADER, SD
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10.1016/0304-8853(92)91079-9
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Ultrathin films of Fe grown on MgO(100) in ultrahigh vacuum were studied in Situ as a function of temperature and thickness by means of sheet-resistance Rsquare, Kerr-effect, electron-diffraction and Auger measurements. Ferromagnetic hysteresis appears at room temperature for Fe dosages > 4 monolayers (almost-equal-to 5.7 angstrom). For films almost-equal-to 11 to 14 angstrom thick Rsquare has a minimum at the relatively high temperature of almost-equal-to 260 to 140 K, respectively, attributed to a crossover from 2 dimensional disordered to and 3D metallic system.
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