Epitaxial Fe films on GaAs(001): does the substrate surface reconstruction affect the uniaxial magnetic anisotropy?

Authors :: Moosbuhler, R.
Bensch, F.
Dumm, M.
Bayreuther, G.
Source :: Journal of Applied Physics. May 15, 2002, Vol. 91 Issue 10, p8757, 3 p.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: The relation between the strong uniaxial magnetic anisotropy of Fe/GaAs(001) with the specific GaAs(001) surface reconstruction is examined. The easy axis of the uniaxial anisotropy is found along [110] in Fe(001) films grown by molecular-beam epitaxy on Ga-rich GaAs(001) surfaces at room temperature.

Subjects :: Anisotropy -- Analysis
Molecular beams -- Analysis
Gallium arsenide -- Magnetic properties
Physics

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