OBSERVATION OF 2 DIFFERENT OSCILLATION PERIODS IN THE EXCHANGE COUPLING OF FE/CR/FE(100)

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UNGURIS, J
CELOTTA, RJ
PIERCE, DT
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[1] National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.140
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Oscillations of ferromagnetic to antiferromagnetic exchange coupling between two Fe layers separated by a Cr spacer of linearly increasing thickness were investigated by imaging the magnetic domains with scanning electron microscopy with polarization analysis. Up to six oscillations in the coupling with a period of 10-12 Cr layers were observed, and, in the case of an extremely well ordered Cr interlayer, additional oscillations with a period of 2 Cr layers were observed.
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