EFFECT OF THE CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC FACE ON THE POLARIZATION AT THE CR V INTERFACE/

Cr slabs with three layers are shown to present very different types o f magnetization depending on the crystallographic face considered. (00 1) and (111) crystallographic faces show enhanced magnetic moment in t he layered antiferromagnetic configuration. (011) however displays sma ller enhanced magnetic moment and in-plane antiferromagnetism. The add ition of V severely reduces the magnetic moment of the Cr films. Inves tigation of Cr3V1(001), Cr3V1(111) and Cr3V1(111) slabs display layere d antiferromagnetic coupling for (001) and (111), whereas in-plane ant iferromagnetism is present for (011). The strong influence of the thic kness of the V adlayers is shown.