Magnetic stripe melting at the spin reorientation transition inFe/Ni/Cu(001)

Journal Article · Thu Jun 29 00:00:00 EDT 2006 · Physical Review B

OSTI ID:901050

Won, C; Wu, Y Z; Choi, J; Kim, W; Scholl, A; Doran, A; Owens, T; Wu, J; Jin, X F; Zhao, H W; Qiu, Z Q

Magnetic stripe domains in Fe/Ni/Cu(001) were imaged andstudied using photoemission electron microscopy. The stripe domain widthdecreases exponentially as the system approaches the spin reorientationtransition SRT point. A reduction of the Curie temperature TC is observedwithin a narrow gap of the SRT region. For film with fixed thickness, thestripe domains below TC represent only part of the stripe phase due to ahigher SRT temperature than TC.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Director. Office of Science. Office of AdvancedScientific Computing Research. Office of Basic Energy Sciences; NationalScience Foundation Grant DMR-0405259; Chinese National Science Founcation973 Project, ICQS, CAS
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 901050
• Report Number(s): LBNL-60780; R&D Project: A58128; BnR: KC0204016; TRN: US200711%%775
• Journal Information: Physical Review B, Vol. 71; Related Information: Journal Publication Date: 2005
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CURIE POINT
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
MELTING
PHOTOEMISSION
SPIN
THICKNESS
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