MAGNETISM OF MN ULTRA-THIN FILMS GROWN ON (001) BCC FE STUDIED BY X-RAY MAGNETIC CIRCULAR-DICHROISM

Authors
ANDRIEU S FINAZZI M YUBERO F FISCHER HM ARCADE P CHEVRIER F HENNET L HRICOVINI K KRILL G PIECUCH M
Citation
S. Andrieu et al., MAGNETISM OF MN ULTRA-THIN FILMS GROWN ON (001) BCC FE STUDIED BY X-RAY MAGNETIC CIRCULAR-DICHROISM, Europhysics letters, 38(6), 1997, pp. 459-464
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Europhysics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
02955075
Volume
38
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
459 - 464
Database
ISI
SICI code
0295-5075(1997)38:6<459:MOMUFG>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The magnetic properties of Mn ultra-thin films epitaxially grown on (0 01) bcc Fe are studied by soft-X-ray magnetic circular dichroism. At r oom temperature, the Mn growth is two-dimensional without interdiffusi on in Fe, as checked by RHEED and Auger spectroscopy. A net Mn magneti c moment is observed in the Mn thickness range up to 2 monolayers. We find that the Mn/Fe interfacial coupling is definitely ferromagnetic. In this range, the magnetic moment carried per Mn atom is found to be about 1.7 mu(B), which is much smaller than the value of 3 mu(B) predi cted for ferromagnetic Mn ultra-thin films.