Field-induced metastable states in ultrathin films of fcc Fe/Cu(100)

G. G. Hembree; Jeffery Drucker; S. D. Healy; K. R. Heim; Z. J. Yang; M. R. Scheinfein

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Field-induced metastable states in ultrathin films of fcc Fe/Cu(100)

G. G. Hembree, Jeffery Drucker, S. D. Healy, K. R. Heim, Z. J. Yang, M. R. Scheinfein

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The thickness dependence of both the perpendicular and in-plane magnetization is observed for pseudomorphic ultrathin, fcc Fe epitaxial films grown on room temperature Cu(100). Ferromagnetically ordered 3.5-monolayer-thick films display both in-plane and perpendicular remanence. Perpendicular remanence, lost after a 9.0 kOe static field is applied perpendicular to the film plane, can be restored by either heating or applying large in-plane fields. These field-induced metastable states are interpreted in terms of magnetoelastic effects which modify the exchange and anisotropy constants both perpendicular to and within the film plane.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1036-1038
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	64
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.110962
State	Published - 1994

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