The role of Cr antiferromagnetism on interlayer magnetic coupling in Fe/Cr multilayered systems
Author(s) -
Zheng Shi,
R. S. Fishman
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/304025
Subject(s) - antiferromagnetism , condensed matter physics , spin density wave , coupling (piping) , monolayer , inductive coupling , materials science , lattice (music) , physics , nanotechnology , metallurgy , quantum mechanics , acoustics
Many experiments have verified the presence of a spin-density wave (SDW) within the Cr spacer of Fe/Cr multilayers and wedges. The authors review the recently-proposed interlayer magnetic coupling mediated by a SDW. Unlike previously proposed mechanisms, this magnetic coupling is strongly temperature-dependent. Depending on the temperature and the number N of Cr monolayers (ML), the SDW may be either commensurate (C) or incommensurate (I) with the bcc Cr lattice
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