Journal of Applied Physics AIP's archival journal for significant new results in applied physics. [JAP Home] [All Online Issues: Browse | Search] [Article Purchases] [SPIN Database: Browse | Search] [Forthcoming Abstracts] [HELP] [EXIT] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Article Collection: [Image] View Collection | Help (Click on the [COLLECT ARTICLE] to add an article.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Show References [ Previous / Next Abstract | Issue Table of Contents | Bottom of Page ] Journal of Applied Physics -- May 15, 1994 -- Volume 75, Issue 10, pp. 6421-6423 [Image] Full Text: [ PDF (421 kB) GZipped PS ] Order ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Structural and magnetic properties of Co/Cr(001) superlattices W. Donner, T. Zeidler, F. Schreiber, N. Metoki, and H. Zabel Institut für Experimentelle Festkörperphysik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany Epitaxial Co/Cr(001) superlattices were prepared by Molecular-Beam-Epitaxy (MBE). The crystal structure was determined both with Reflection High Energy Electron Diffraction (RHEED) and x-ray diffraction experiments. The Co layers grow in an hcp phase with their (11.0) planes oriented parallel to the Cr(001) planes. The magnetic anisotropy was measured using the Magneto-optical Kerr Effect (MOKE) and Ferromagnetic Resonance (FMR) technique. It is found that the easy axis of the magnetization is perpendicular to the film plane below a Co thickness of about 14 Å. The value of the interface anisotropy constant Ks is determined to (0.85±0.1)erg/cm2 assuming the bulk magnetization of hcp Co. Journal of Applied Physics is copyrighted by The American Institute of Physics. doi:10.1063/1.355371 PACS: 75.50.Rr, 68.65.+g, 76.50.+g Additional Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Image] Full Text: [ PDF (421 kB) GZipped PS ] Order [Image] The American Institute of Physics is a member of CrossRef. [ Previous / Next Abstract | Issue Table of Contents | Top of Page ] Show References ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Article Collection: View Collection Help (Click on the [COLLECT ARTICLE] to add an article.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [JAP Home] [All Online Issues: Browse | Search] [SPIN Database: Browse | Search] [HELP] [EXIT] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Image]Published by the American Institute of Physics Copyright © American Institute of Physics