Epitaxial growth of binary and ternary metallic strained superlattices and their magnetic properties

Science and Technology of Advanced Materials

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 331-347

  Kingetsu, Toshiki ^a   Kamada, Yasuhiro ^b   Yamamoto, Masahiko ^b  

^a Nisshin Steel Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Binary; Cobalt; Epitaxy; Metallic superlattice; Molecular beam epitaxy; Nickel; Noble metal; Reflection high energy electron diffraction; Strain; Ternary

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000519175     PISSN: 14686996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1468-6996(01)00013-4     Document Type: Article

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