Scitation Home | AIP Journal Center | Article Purchases | Table of Contents Alert | Feedback Help | Exit JAP Home Volume: Page/Article: Search Browse Your access to J. Appl. Phys. is provided through the subscription of Central Research Institute. [ Previous / Next Abstract | Issue Table of Contents | Bottom of Page <#bottom> ] Journal of Applied Physics -- April 1, 1994 -- Volume 75, Issue 7, pp. 3564-3570 * Full Text: * [ PDF (844 kB) GZipped PS ] Order ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Permissions for Reuse Fe/Cr multilayers: Effect of annealing on the spin structure and magnetoresistance W. Hahn and M. Loewenhaupt / Institut für Festkörperforschung, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany / G. P. Felcher and Y. Y. Huang / Material Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439-4845 / S. S. P. Parkin / IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California 95120-6099 / (Received 7 September 1993; accepted 7 December 1993) The^ spin structure of antiferromagnetic Fe/Cr multilayers has been investigated by^ polarized neutron reflectivity. Measurements were taken on freshly sputtered films^ as well as films annealed at different temperatures. For annealing^ temperatures up to 350 °C adjacent Fe layers were found to^ remain antiferromagnetic, but the coupling strength gradually decreases. In multilayers^ annealed at higher temperature both antiferro- and ferromagnetic phases are^ present. In all cases the magnetoresistance is proportional to the^ amount of antiferromagnetism. The presence of off-specular, diffuse scattering around^ the antiferromagnetic Bragg peak indicates that the magnetic domains are^ laterally limited; however, their size is not correlated directly to^ the magnetoresistance. Journal of Applied Physics is copyrighted by The American Institute of Physics. ^ ^ doi: 10.1063/1.356093 * PACS:* 75.70.Fr, 73.61.At, 73.50.Jt Additional Information View ISI's Web of Science data for this article: [ Source Abstract | Citing Articles | Related Articles ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Full Text: * [ PDF (844 kB) GZipped PS ] Order ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Citing Articles This list contains links to other online articles that cite the article currently being viewed. 1. Quantification of Magnetic Domain Disorder and Correlations in Antiferromagnetically Coupled Multilayers by Neutron Reflectometry Sean Langridge /et al./, Phys. Rev. Lett. *85*, 4964 (2000) 2. A neutron study of magnetic domain correlations in antiferromagnetically coupled multilayers S. Langridge /et al./, J. Appl. Phys. *87*, 5750 (2000) 3. Neutron reflectometry as a tool to study magnetism (invited) G. P. Felcher , J. Appl. Phys. *87*, 5431 (2000) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Full Text: * [ PDF (844 kB) GZipped PS ] Order [ Previous / Next Abstract | Issue Table of Contents | Top of Page <#top> ] [JAP Home ] [All Online Issues: Browse | Search ] [SPIN Database: Search ] [HELP ] [EXIT ] Copyright © 2005 American Institute of Physics Copyright Statement *:* Rights & Permissions *:* Permitted/Prohibited Uses Current Issue All Online Issues Across Journals (SPIN) Multi-Publisher Full Text (CrossRef Search) Current Issue All Online Issues Free Sample Issue Focus & Coverage Editors Editorial Board Editorial Office AIP Production Office Masthead Archive Brochure (PDF) Subscription Prices Back Issues ISSN General Inquiries Subscription Policies Document Delivery Online Access Microform Secure Online Order Form E-mail Customer Service Permitted/Prohibited Uses Online User License Copyright Online Journal License Copying Permission for Other Use Web Posting Guidelines Info for Contributors General Editorial Policies E-mail to Editorial Office Publication Charges Web Posting Guidelines Author Responsibilities Publication Services/Forms E-mail AIP Production Auxiliary Material/EPAPS PACS®