Structural relaxation and magnetic anisotropy in Co/Cu(001) films

Autor: U. May, Jürgen Fassbender, Wolfgang Weber, Burkard Hillebrands, R. M. Jungblut, Christian H. Back, Gernot Güntherodt, Rolf Allenspach, B. Schirmer, A. Bischof
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Physical Review B. 54:4075-4079
ISSN: 1095-3795
0163-1829
DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.54.4075
Popis: The magnetic anisotropy of Co/Cu(001) films has been investigated by the magneto-optical Kerr effect, both in the pseudomorphic growth regime and above the critical thickness where strain relaxation sets in. A clear correlation between the onset of strain relaxation---as measured by means of reflection high-energy electron diffraction---and changes of the magnetic anisotropy has been found. \textcopyright{} 1996 The American Physical Society.
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