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Title: Spin-density-wave antiferromagnetism of Cr in Fe/Cr(001) superlattices

Conference ·
OSTI ID:399952
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)

The antiferromagnetic spin-density-wave (SDW) order of Cr layers in Fe/Cr(001) superlattices was investigated by neutron scattering. For Cr thickness 51-190 {Angstrom}, a transverse SDW is formed for all temperatures below Neel temperature with a single wavevector Q normal to the layers. A coherent magnetic structure forms with the nodes of the SDW near the Fe-Cr interfaces. For thinner Cr layers, the magnetic scattering can be described by commensurate antiferromagnetic order.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31-109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
399952
Report Number(s):
ANL/MSD/CP-90555; CONF-9609168-3; ON: DE96015088
Resource Relation:
Conference: 45. Yamada conference and the 5th international conference on the physics of transition metals (ICPTM-5), Osaka (Japan), 24-27 Sep 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English