Abstract
The spin reorientation transition (SRT) in face-centered-tetragonal (fct) Fe/Cu(001) from out of plane to in plane, as induced by Ni-capping atoms was determined. The 'true' critical thickness for the fct-Fe films was estimated to be 4.3 monolayers, by extrapolating to zero Ni thickness. It was shown that this result is very close to the value obtained using Co-capping layers as reported in literature.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5100-5102 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
Volume | 94 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 15 2003 |