MAGNETIC SURFACE ANISOTROPY OF A SPIN ARRAY

被引:3
作者
CHANG, CR
CHIANG, YF
机构
[1] Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1993年 / 48卷 / 17期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevB.48.12783
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The anisotropy of interacting, identical spins in a film is investigated with two kinds of anisotropy interaction. Calculated anisotropy critically depends on film thickness, microscopic structures, orientations, and surface roughness. We find that the volume anisotropy results from long-range interaction and perpendicular anisotropy is due to short-range interaction. Surface roughness usually enhances the perpendicular anisotropy. The deduction is compared with published experimental data.
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页码:12783 / 12788
页数:6
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