INTERFACE MAGNETISM AND SUPERPARAMAGNETISM OF CO/CU MULTILAYERS

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SHAN, ZS [1 ]
NAFIS, S [1 ]
WOOLLAM, J [1 ]
LIOU, SH [1 ]
SELLMYER, DJ [1 ]
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[1] HANGZHOU UNIV,DEPT ELECTR ENGN,HANGZHOU,PEOPLES R CHINA
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10.1063/1.352644
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The magnetic properties of Co/Cu multilayers were investigated from 5 to 380 K and analyzed in terms of the interface magnetism and mean-field model. The interface, which is about 1.2 angstrom thick, is nonmagnetic at room temperature and becomes magnetic at 5 K with the average magnetization of 40% of the pure Co magnetization. The samples of X angstrom Co/10 angstrom Cu behaved superparamagnetically as X ranged from 4 to 6.5 angstrom and did not show superparamagnetic behavior for thinner or thicker Co layer thickness.
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