C.J. Chien, R.F.C. Farrow, et al.
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Molecular beam epitaxy was used to grow ultrathin Co-Pt multilayers on GaAs (111) substrates with 200 Å thick Ag layer as a buffer. Magnetic properties (B-H loop) of the multilayers, measured by a vibrating sample magnetometer, confirmed that these samples exhibit strong anisotropy perpendicular to the film surface. Reflection high energy electron diffraction and low-energy electron diffraction showed that twin-related Ag grains nucleated on the substrates. The epitaxial relationship of the multilayers with respect to the substrate was investigated by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Twin-related grains, 30-40 nm in diameter, are present in the multilayers. These twins are generated either by propagation of existing twin boundaries in the Ag layer into the multilayers or by nucleation of twin-related Pt grains on the Ag buffer surface.
C.J. Chien, R.F.C. Farrow, et al.
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Richard A. Fry, Lawrence H. Bennett, et al.
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
E.E. Marinero, R.F.C. Farrow, et al.
Applied physics communications
G. Srajer, L.H. Lewis, et al.
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials