The magnetic anisotropy in Co films epitaxially grown on Cu(100) is found to oscillate as a function of the Co thickness. The oscillation period corresponds to one monolayer, as revealed using measuring hysteresis loops by the magneto-optical Kerr effect. These oscillations are attributed to the surface morphology during growth.
By: W. Weber, C. H. Back (ETH, Zurich, Switz.), A. Bischof, Ch. Wuersch (ETH, Zurich, Switz.) and R. Allenspach
Published in: Physical Review Letters, volume 76, (no 11), pages 1940-3 in 1996
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