Growth-induced uniaxial in-plane magnetic anisotropy for ultrathin Fe deposited on MgO(001) by oblique-incidence molecular beam epitaxy
- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)
In-plane uniaxial magnetic anisotropy is observed in the magnetic hysteresis loops of ultrathin Fe films grown on MgO(001) by means of oblique-incidence molecular beam epitaxy. The films are deposited from an angle of 45{degree} from the surface normal in the (100) azimuth toward the [100]. The easy axis of magnetization is perpendicular to the incident Fe-beam direction. A strong structural asymmetry is observed in x-ray photoelectron diffraction and attributed to an oriented morphology that drives the growth-induced magnetic anisotropy.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 29251
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 16 Vol. 66; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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