Correlation between non-collinear exchange coupling and interface structure in Fe/Cr(001) superlattices

Physica B: Condensed Matter

Volumn 221, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 366-369

  Schreyer, A ^a   Ankner, J F ^b   Schafer M ^c   Zabel, H ^a   Majkrzak, C F ^d   Grunberg P ^c  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); IRON ALLOYS; NEUTRON REFLECTION; POLARIZATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

NONCOLLINEAR INTERLAYER EXCHANGE COUPLING; POLARIZED NEUTRON REFLECTOMETRY;

METALLIC SUPERLATTICES;

EID: 0030563138     PISSN: 09214526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4526(95)00950-7     Document Type: Article

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