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Connection between Structure and Electronic Properties in Epitaxial Magnetic Layers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

K. N. Altmann ,
J. A. Con Foo ,
F. J. Himpsel ,
J. F. Kelly ,
M. G. Lagally ,
J. F. MacKay ,
W. L. O'Brien ,
J. E. Ortega  and
D. Y. Petrovykh
K. N. Altmann
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison WI 53706-1390
J. A. Con Foo
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison WI 53706-1390
F. J. Himpsel
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison WI 53706-1390
J. F. Kelly
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison WI 53706-1390
M. G. Lagally
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison WI 53706-1390
J. F. MacKay
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison WI 53706-1390
W. L. O'Brien
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison WI 53706-1390
J. E. Ortega
Affiliation:
Universidad del Pals Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain
D. Y. Petrovykh
Affiliation:
Universidad del Pals Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain
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Abstract

This study explores the consequences of structure on the electronic properties of magnetic multilayers. Epitaxial layers of Co and Cu are grown on Cu(100) in a new deposition system that couples sputter-deposition with MBE and contains a wide range of characterization tools, including RHEED, LEED, and Kerr effect. This system can be coupled in situ to spin-polarized, angle-resolved photoemission and to resonant, magnetic X-ray scattering, both employing synchrotron radiation. The interface structure turns out to be critical in determining the coercivity and the presence of quantum well states, which determine oscillatory magnetic coupling.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 570: Symposium V – Epitaxial Growth , 1999 , 141
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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