Unusual Magnetic Properties of Fe/Ni Bilayers on Cu(100)

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Abstract

Ultrathin iron films grown on Cu(100) have been found to exhibit a rich variety of structural and magnetic phases. In the present work, Fe/Ni bilayers have been prepared by molecular beam epitaxy to explore novel magnetic phenomena introduced by the ferromagnetic (FM) Ni underlayer. Unusual properties have been observed by measuring the temperature dependent magnetic properties. For 5.3 ML Fe on 7 ML Ni, a temperature dependent exchange coupling in the Fe film has been observed between the FM surface layer and FM interface layer.

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  1. I. Physikalisches Institut der RWTH Aachen, D-52056, Aachen, Germany

    B. Schirmer, X. Liu & M. Wuttig

  2. Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institut für Grenzflächenforschung und Vakuumphysik, D-52428, Jülich, Germany

    B. Schirmer, X. Liu & M. Wuttig

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Schirmer, B., Liu, X. & Wuttig, M. Unusual Magnetic Properties of Fe/Ni Bilayers on Cu(100). MRS Online Proceedings Library 648, 41 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-648-P4.1

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