Magnetism of Fe/V and Fe/Co multilayers
Abstract
We discuss in this paper the magnetic and structural parameters of Fe/V and Fe/Co multilayers. The electronic structure, magnetic moments (spin and orbital) and Curie temperatures as well as the magneto-crystalline anisotropy are calculated using first principles theory. Although theory is fairly successful in reproducing the experimental data we argue that the observed difference between theory and experiment most likely is due to lattice imperfections and that the interface between e.g. Fe and V is not perfectly sharp. We also present a model, based on the theory of elasticity, for analysing the structural properties of multilayers.
- Publication:
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Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
- Pub Date:
- February 2003
- DOI:
- 10.1088/0953-8984/15/5/313
- Bibcode:
- 2003JPCM...15S.599E