DOI: 10.1063/1.352640. Magnetic decoupling in sputtered Fe/Si superlattices and multilayers

Magnetic decoupling in sputtered Fe/Si superlattices and multilayers

10.1063/1.352640

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Abstract

Sputtered Fe/Si superlattices were grown to study the magnetic coupling between ferromagnetic Fe layers (30 Å thick) for Si spacer-layer thicknesses (tSi) between 10 and 40 Å. The material is ferromagnetical for tSi≤13 Å and antiferromagnetically coupled for 13 Å≤tSi≤17 Å. For tSi≥17 Å the Fe layers are uncoupled. X-ray analysis indicates that the system is well layered, but that the crystal structure remains coherent only for tSi≤17 Å. These results, along with our Mössbauer investigation, strongly suggest that the Si layer is crystalline for tSi≤17 Å, and is silicide in nature. For thicker spacers, Si becomes amorphous. We propose a model of the layering that is consistent with the known properties of Fe silicide.

Bibliography

Fullerton, E. E., Mattson, J. E., Lee, S. R., Sowers, C. H., Huang, Y. Y., Felcher, G., Bader, S. D., & Parker, F. T. (1993). Magnetic decoupling in sputtered Fe/Si superlattices and multilayers. Journal of Applied Physics, 73(10), 6335â6337.

Authors 8

Eric E. Fullerton (first)
J. E. Mattson (additional)
S. R. Lee (additional)
C. H. Sowers (additional)
Y. Y. Huang (additional)
G. Felcher (additional)
S. D. Bader (additional)
F. T. Parker (additional)

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Type	When
Created	23 years, 1 month ago (July 26, 2002, 9:45 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 4, 2024, 12:10 p.m.)
Indexed	2 months ago (June 30, 2025, 7:26 a.m.)
Issued	32 years, 3 months ago (May 15, 1993)
Published	32 years, 3 months ago (May 15, 1993)
Published Print	32 years, 3 months ago (May 15, 1993)

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BibTeX

@article{Fullerton_1993, title={Magnetic decoupling in sputtered Fe/Si superlattices and multilayers}, volume={73}, ISSN={1089-7550}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.352640}, DOI={10.1063/1.352640}, number={10}, journal={Journal of Applied Physics}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Fullerton, Eric E. and Mattson, J. E. and Lee, S. R. and Sowers, C. H. and Huang, Y. Y. and Felcher, G. and Bader, S. D. and Parker, F. T.}, year={1993}, month=may, pages={6335–6337} }

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