Structural relaxation and magnetic anisotropy in Co/Cu(001) films
- 1 August 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 54 (6) , 4075-4079
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.54.4075
Abstract
The magnetic anisotropy of Co/Cu(001) films has been investigated by the magneto-optical Kerr effect, both in the pseudomorphic growth regime and above the critical thickness where strain relaxation sets in. A clear correlation between the onset of strain relaxation—as measured by means of reflection high-energy electron diffraction—and changes of the magnetic anisotropy has been found. © 1996 The American Physical Society.Keywords
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