Competing interactions in metallic superlattices. [Cu/Nb; Mo/Ta]

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5684083

Falco, C M; Makous, J L; Bell, J A; Bennett, W R; Zanoni, R; Stegeman, G I; Seaton, C T

Metallic superlattices provide an excellent system to study in a controlled manner a variety of physical phenomena, including superconductivity, magnetism, and electrical transport properties. As will be discussed in this paper, changes in certain of these properties as a function of superlattice modulation wavelength ..lambda.. are found to be correlated with structural changes and elastic property anomalies. The propeties of two particular metallic superlattices, Cu/Nb and Mo/Ta, are discussed in this paper, as examples of how competing interactions manifest themselves in the physical properties of these superlattices. 15 refs., 3 figs.

• Research Organization: Arizona Univ., Tucson (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-87ER45297
• OSTI ID: 5684083
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/45297-4; CONF-8705168-7; ON: DE88005344
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360104* -- Metals & Alloys-- Physical Properties
COPPER
ELASTICITY
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELEMENTS
LATTICE PARAMETERS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
METALS
MODULATION
MOLYBDENUM
NIOBIUM
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SUPERLATTICES
TANTALUM
TENSILE PROPERTIES
TRANSITION ELEMENTS