Spin-Density-Wave Order and Interlayer Magnetic Coupling in Fe/Cr Superlattices

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 841-852

  Hirai, Kunitomo ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fe Cr superlattices; First principles calculation; Interlayer magnetic coupling; Spin density wave

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035608484     PISSN: 00319015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JPSJ.70.841     Document Type: Article

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