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Modified Magnetism at a Buried Co/Pd Interface Resolved with X-Ray Standing Waves

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
Soft x-ray standing waves produced by a multilayer interference substrate add depth sensitivity to magnetic circular dichroism to resolve changes in Co magnetism across a 1nm distance from the Co center to the Co-on-Pd interface of a Pd/Co/Pd trilayer with an in-plane magnetization. Large enhancements of the number of Co d holes, and of in-plane orbital and spin magnetic moments, are strongly localized at a thin, chemically modified interface layer. These results provide new insight into magnetic anisotropy at interfaces, and suggest a broad applicability of such standing wave measurements to interface magnetism studies.
Sponsoring Organization:
(US)
OSTI ID:
40205823
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 86; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
The American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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