MAGNETIC-ANISOTROPY OF MULTILAYERS

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DENBROEDER, FJA [1 ]
HOVING, W [1 ]
BLOEMEN, PJH [1 ]
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[1] EINDHOVEN UNIV TECHNOL,DEPT PHYS,5600 MB EINDHOVEN,NETHERLANDS
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10.1016/0304-8853(91)90404-X
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The effect of growth conditions on the magnetic anisotropy of Co/Pd multilayers was studied. Epitaxial [111] multilayers grown at elevated substrate temperature show perpendicular magnetization up to 16 angstrom Co layer thickness, due to a large interface anisotropy K(s). The results indicate that K(s) is mainly of the Neel-type. Also Co/X multilayers show perpendicular anisotropy with X = Pt, Au and Ir, but not for X = Cu, Ag and Mo. The possible contribution of lattice misfit strain to interface anisotropy is discussed. A test for the existence of this type of anisotropy in Ni/Pd and NiFe/Pd multilayers indicates that it may not be as strong as predicted by a recent theory.
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