Composition-driven spin-reorientation transition in ferromagnetic alloy films
A spin-reorientation transition upon a variation of the Fe concentration x is observed in ultrathin fcc FexCo1−x alloy films on Cu(001) for x>77%. For film thicknesses below 4 monolayers the magnetic easy axis changes from in-plane on the Co-rich side to out-of-plane on the Fe-rich side. Since no...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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1998
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Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics
Year: 1998, Volume: 57, Issue: 6, Pages: R3209-R3212 |
| ISSN: | 1550-235X |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevB.57.R3209 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.57.R3209 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.57.R3209 
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| Author Notes: | A. Dittschar, M. Zharnikov, W. Kuch, M.-T. Lin, C.M. Schneider, and J. Kirschner |
| Summary: | A spin-reorientation transition upon a variation of the Fe concentration x is observed in ultrathin fcc FexCo1−x alloy films on Cu(001) for x>77%. For film thicknesses below 4 monolayers the magnetic easy axis changes from in-plane on the Co-rich side to out-of-plane on the Fe-rich side. Since no structural transitions accompany this spin-reorientation transition, varying the alloy composition can be interpreted as varying the number of 3d electrons. Upon changing the average d-band filling by as little as 0.1 electron strong changes of the anisotropy energy are observed. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 06.02.2023 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1550-235X |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevB.57.R3209 |