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Investigation of Magnetic Structure of MnTe/CdTe Multilayers by Neutron Diffraction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2011

V. Nunez
Affiliation:
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, and University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
T. M. Giebultowicz
Affiliation:
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
W. Faschinger
Affiliation:
J. Kepler Universität Linz, 4040 Linz, Austria
G. Bauer
Affiliation:
J. Kepler Universität Linz, 4040 Linz, Austria
H. Sitter
Affiliation:
J. Kepler Universität Linz, 4040 Linz, Austria
J. K. Furdyna
Affiliation:
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556
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Abstract

Neutron-diffraction studies of MnTe/CdTe superlattices with very thin CdTe spacers are reported. Results indicate the formation of spin helices (consistent with the tensile nature of strain in the MnTe layers) and coherence between the helices in different MnTe layers. Possible mechanisms for the interlayer correlations are discussed.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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