Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy of Co-Au Multilayers Induced by Interface Sharpening. den Broeder, F. J. A., Kuiper, D., van de Mosselaer, A. P., & Hoving, W. Physical Review Letters, 60(26):2769--2772, June, 1988.
Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy of Co-Au Multilayers Induced by Interface Sharpening [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
Co-Au multilayers with Co layer thicknesses between 22 and 5 ÅA, prepared by ion-beam sputtering, have an easy-plane magnetic anisotropy. Their saturation magnetization indicates the presence of diffuse interfaces, caused by ion-beam mixing. Annealing of the multilayers at 250-300°C leads to a perpendicular anisotropy for Co thicknesses below about 14 ÅA. This effect is attributed to a stronlgy enhanced interface anisotropy, which is due to sharpening of the interfaces as revealed by x-ray diffraction.
@article{den_broeder_perpendicular_1988,
	title = {Perpendicular {Magnetic} {Anisotropy} of {Co}-{Au} {Multilayers} {Induced} by {Interface} {Sharpening}},
	volume = {60},
	url = {http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.60.2769},
	doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.60.2769},
	abstract = {Co-Au multilayers with Co layer thicknesses between 22 and 5 ÅA, prepared by ion-beam sputtering, have an easy-plane magnetic anisotropy. Their saturation magnetization indicates the presence of diffuse interfaces, caused by ion-beam mixing. Annealing of the multilayers at 250-300°C leads to a perpendicular anisotropy for Co thicknesses below about 14 ÅA. This effect is attributed to a stronlgy enhanced interface anisotropy, which is due to sharpening of the interfaces as revealed by x-ray diffraction.},
	number = {26},
	urldate = {2012-04-03TZ},
	journal = {Physical Review Letters},
	author = {den Broeder, F. J. A. and Kuiper, D. and van de Mosselaer, A. P. and Hoving, W.},
	month = jun,
	year = {1988},
	pages = {2769--2772}
}

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