Published April 17, 1995 | Version v1
Journal article

Growth-induced uniaxial in-plane magnetic anisotropy for ultrathin Fe deposited on MgO(001) by oblique-incidence molecular beam epitaxy

  • 1. Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)

Description

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

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Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
66
Journal Issue
16
Journal Page Range
p. 2140-2142.
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB