TY - JOUR
T1 - Interface magnetic anisotropy in epitaxial superlattices
AU - Engel, Brad N.
AU - England, Craig D.
AU - Van Leeuwen, Robert A.
AU - Wiedmann, Michael H.
AU - Falco, Charles M.
PY - 1991/1/1
Y1 - 1991/1/1
N2 - We have studied the uniaxial magnetic anisotropy of Co/Pd superlattices grown under identical conditions by molecular-beam epitaxy along the three crystal axes: [001], [110], and [111]. Our measurements unambiguously demonstrate that the large systematic variations of the anisotropy energy with crystal orientation result solely from differences in the volume contribution to the anisotropy. We find the perpendicular interface anisotropy to be independent of the epitaxial orientation (0.630.05 erg/cm2), and hence to be an intrinsic property of the Co/Pd interface.
AB - We have studied the uniaxial magnetic anisotropy of Co/Pd superlattices grown under identical conditions by molecular-beam epitaxy along the three crystal axes: [001], [110], and [111]. Our measurements unambiguously demonstrate that the large systematic variations of the anisotropy energy with crystal orientation result solely from differences in the volume contribution to the anisotropy. We find the perpendicular interface anisotropy to be independent of the epitaxial orientation (0.630.05 erg/cm2), and hence to be an intrinsic property of the Co/Pd interface.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.1910
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.1910
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:4243373170
VL - 67
SP - 1910
EP - 1913
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
SN - 0031-9007
IS - 14
ER -