Strong interlayer coupling in CoO/NiO antiferromagnetic superlattices

1993; American Physical Society; Volume: 47; Issue: 15 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1103/physrevb.47.9952

ISSN

1095-3795

Autores

M. J. Carey, A. E. Berkowitz, J. A. Borchers, R. W. Erwin,

Tópico(s)

Advanced Condensed Matter Physics

Resumo

A strong interlayer-exchange interaction is observed in short-repeat-distance CoO/NiO superlattices. This was investigated by measuring the exchange-anisotropy properties of superlattice CoO/NiO/${\mathrm{Ni}}_{81}$${\mathrm{Fe}}_{19}$ exchange couples and by examining NiO/CoO superlattices with neutron diffraction. Short-repeat-distance superlattices show a single ordering temperature which depends only on the [CoO]:[NiO] ratio. The magnetocrystalline anisotropy of the monoxide layers is strongly influenced by the interlayer coupling.

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