PREPARATION AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CO/AU(001) SUPERLATTICES

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作者
WU, LJ [1 ]
SHINTAKU, K [1 ]
SHINJO, T [1 ]
NAKAYAMA, N [1 ]
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[1] KYOTO UNIV,FAC SCI,DEPT CHEM,KYOTO 606,JAPAN
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10.1088/0953-8984/5/36/006
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
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By means of an electron beam deposition technique under ultrahigh vacuum, Co/Au(001) superlattices were prepared on GaAs(001) substrates with a 500 angstrom thick Au(001) buffer layer. The superlattices were characterized by reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED), and x-ray diffraction. We found that well defined single-crystalline Co/Au(001) superlattices can be obtained only for samples with Co layer thickness below about 10 angstrom. The results from x-my diffraction measurements indicate a slightly trained BCC structure for Co layers with the lattice constants a(parallel-to) = 2.88 +/- 0,01 angstrom in the film plane and a(perpendicular-to) = 2.78 +/- 0.02 angstrom along the growth direction.
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