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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 7, Number C2, Avril 1997
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure
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| Page(s) | C2-389 - C2-395 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4/1997027 | |
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure
J. Phys. IV France 7 (1997) C2-389-C2-395
DOI: 10.1051/jp4/1997027
1 Institut für Experimentalphysik, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin-Dahlem, Germany
2 Department of Physics, Uppsala University, Box 530, 751 21 Uppsala, Sweden
3 Institut für Experimentalphysik, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin-Dahlem Germany
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J. Phys. IV France 7 (1997) C2-389-C2-395
DOI: 10.1051/jp4/1997027
Magnetic Coupling of Ni, Cu and Co Bi- and Trilayers Probed by Magnetic Circular X-Ray Dichroism
F. May1, M. Tischer1, D. Arvanitis2, J. Hunter Dunn2, H. Henneken1, H. Wende1, R. Chauvistré3 and K. Baberschke11 Institut für Experimentalphysik, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin-Dahlem, Germany
2 Department of Physics, Uppsala University, Box 530, 751 21 Uppsala, Sweden
3 Institut für Experimentalphysik, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin-Dahlem Germany
Abstract
Using magnetic circular X-ray dichroism (MCXD), Co/Ni, Cu/Co and Cu/Ni trilayers and Co/Cu/Ni and
Ni/Cu/Co trilayers grown on a Cu(00l) substrate were investigated. The Co layers were about 2 monolayers (ML) and the Ni
layers were between 1.5 and 4.5 ML thick. It was observed that, for Co/Ni bilayers, the entire system has only one Curie
temperature, TC. After having been covered by 2-7 ML Cu, Ni and Co films exhibit a significantly lower TC . For trilayers,
different Curie temperatures were determined for Ni and Co when separated by a 2-6 ML Cu spacer. The coupling of Ni and Co
layers was found to be both ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic, depending on the spacer thickness and the order of the
layers.
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