Spin-density wave in ultrathin Fe films on Cu(100).

نویسندگان

  • D Qian
  • X F Jin
  • J Barthel
  • M Klaua
  • J Kirschner
چکیده

For Fe films epitaxially grown on Cu(100) at 300 K, the total magnetic moment as a function of film thickness and its temperature dependence have been investigated in situ with a multitechnique approach. The results exclude the collinear type-1 antiferromagnetic configuration as the magnetic structure for face-centered-cubic Fe films on Cu(100). It is proposed that a spin-density-wave state is responsible for the magnetic structure.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical review letters

دوره 87 22  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001