Magnetic domains in thin epitaxial Co/Au(111) films
- 24 December 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 65 (26) , 3344-3347
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.65.3344
Abstract
The formation of magnetic domains in thin epitaxial Co/Au(111) films is investigated. Three-monolayer films are shown to decay into out-of-plane domains of micron size. We find a smooth transition from out-of-plane to in-plane magnetization at a crossover thickness of 4.5 layers and determine that the domain size depends linearly on film thickness below crossover.Keywords
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