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Quantitative Analysis of Polarized Neutron Specular Reflectivity from a Co/Cu (111) Superlattice at the Second Antiferromagnetic Maximum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2012

J.F. Ankner ,
A. Schreyer ,
C.F. Majkrzak ,
K. Bröhl ,
Th. Zeidler ,
P. Bödeker  and
H. Zabel
J.F. Ankner
Affiliation:
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
A. Schreyer
Affiliation:
Ruhr Universität Bochum, D-4630 Bochum, Federal Republic of Germany
C.F. Majkrzak
Affiliation:
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
K. Bröhl
Affiliation:
Ruhr Universität Bochum, D-4630 Bochum, Federal Republic of Germany
Th. Zeidler
Affiliation:
Ruhr Universität Bochum, D-4630 Bochum, Federal Republic of Germany
P. Bödeker
Affiliation:
Ruhr Universität Bochum, D-4630 Bochum, Federal Republic of Germany
H. Zabel
Affiliation:
Ruhr Universität Bochum, D-4630 Bochum, Federal Republic of Germany
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Abstract

We have used polarized neutron reflectivity to prove the existence of oscillatory coupling in MBE-grown Co/Cu (111) superlattices. For a sample of composition [3.4 nm Co/2.0 nm Cu]10, we find that only a small fraction of the sample volume exhibits coherent antiferromagnetic order, with the structure of the remainder of the film being attributable to ferromagnetic domains and small disordered structures.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 313: Symposium Q1 – Magnetic Ultrathin Films, Multilayers and Surfaces/Magnetic Interfaces-Physics and Characterizations , 1993 , 213
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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