A STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BUFFER LAYER FOR GROWTH OF MAGNETICALLY COUPLED CO CU SUPERLATTICES/

Authors
MARTINEZALBERTOS JL CAMARERO J GARCIA JM PASTOR CJ GALLEGO JM LIMONES C PRIETO JE DEPARGA ALV DELAFIGUERA J OCAL C MIRANDA R
Citation
Jl. Martinezalbertos et al., A STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BUFFER LAYER FOR GROWTH OF MAGNETICALLY COUPLED CO CU SUPERLATTICES/, Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials, 121(1-3), 1993, pp. 20-23
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science","Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
03048853
Volume
121
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
20 - 23
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-8853(1993)121:1-3<20:ASCOTB>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The maximum value of the magnetoresistance reported so far has been ob tained in Co/Cu multilayers grown by sputtering on Si wafers covered w ith a buffer layer of 50 angstrom of Fe. It has been claimed that this Fe buffer layer provides a better template for growth than Cu(100) si ngle crystals. We demonstrate here that Fe films, even when deposited in UHV conditions, represent a reacted, nonepitaxial template which re sults in low structural perfection of Co/Cu multilayers.