High-quality (1 1 0) SmFe2 single-crystal films have been elaborated for th
e first time by molecular beam epitaxy. X-ray diffraction experiments have
shown that the films are strained. The thermal variation of the spin orient
ation, studied by Mossbauer spectroscopy, is limited in the film compared t
o what is observed in the bulk compound. Finally, SmFe2 films present a per
pendicular to the plane magnetic anisotropy. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.
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