Interlayer exchange coupling in ordered Fe nanocluster arrays grown on Al2O3/Ni3Al(111)
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Interlayer exchange coupling in ordered Fe nanocluster arrays grown on Al2O3/Ni3Al(111) S. Vlaic,1,* L. Gragnaniello,1,† S. Rusponi,1 A. Cavallin,1,‡ F. Donati,1 Q. Dubout,1 C. Piamonteze,2 J. Dreiser,2 F. Nolting,2 and H. Brune1,§ 1Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland 2Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland (Received 21 February 2014; revised manuscript received 13 May 2014; published 3 June 2014)
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