EXCHANGE COUPLING ACROSS CU(100) - A HIGH-PRECISION STUDY

被引:48
作者
WEBER, W
ALLENSPACH, R
BISCHOF, A
机构
[1] IBM Research Division, Zurich Research Laboratory, Riischlikon
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1995年 / 31卷 / 08期
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10.1209/0295-5075/31/8/012
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Oscillatory exchange coupling is investigated in epitaxially grown magnetic structures of the type M/Cu/Co/Cu(100), where M = f.c.c.-Fe, b.c.c.-Fe, f.c.c.-Co, and f.c.c.-Ni. Both long- and short-period oscillations are identified for Cu wedge thicknesses up to 60 monolayers. The corresponding periods, amplitudes, and relative antiferromagnetic peak shifts are determined and compared to available theories.
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