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Engineering magnetic materials atom by atom

  • Part 2. Artificially Structured Magnetic Materials
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New phases and new morphologies are obtained for the magnetic elements by epitaxial growth on suitably prepared substrates. The tools of surface science and ultra high vacuum make possible the engineering of magnetic materials on an atomic scale. Epitaxy provides negative pressure for enhanced magnetic moments. Reduced symmetry at surfaces produces enhanced anisotropy, particularly through antisymetric exchange, Dzialishinski-Moriya, interactions. Reflection High Energy Electron Diffraction is used to characterize and control the deposition of Ni, Fe, and Mn on substrates of Ru, Fe, and Ag. Fe whiskers are particularly good substrates for studies of growth processes.

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A. P. Maclin T. L. Gill W. W. Zachary

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Arrott, A.S. (1989). Engineering magnetic materials atom by atom. In: Maclin, A.P., Gill, T.L., Zachary, W.W. (eds) Magnetic Phenomena. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 337. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0020699

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