Chiral magnetic domain structures in ultrathin FePd films

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作者
Dürr, HA
Dudzik, E
Dhesi, SS
Goedkoop, JB
van der Laan, G [1 ]
Belakhovsky, M
Mocuta, C
Marty, A
Samson, Y
机构
[1] SERC, Daresbury Lab, Magnet Spect Grp, Warrington WA4 4AD, Cheshire, England
[2] Univ York, York YO1 5DD, N Yorkshire, England
[3] Univ Amsterdam, NL-1081 XE Amsterdam, Netherlands
[4] CEA Grenoble, Serv Phys Mat & Microstruct, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
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10.1126/science.284.5423.2166
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The magnetization profile of magnetically ordered patterns in ultrathin films was determined by circular dichroism in x-ray resonant magnetic scattering (CDXRMS), When this technique was applied to single crystalline iran palladium alloy layers, magnetic flux closure domains were found whose thickness can constitute a large fraction (similar to 25 percent) of the total film.
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