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The Magnetic Order of Cr in Fe/Cr/Fe(001) Trilayers

January 1, 2001
Author(s)
Daniel T. Pierce, John Unguris, Robert Celotta, Mark D. Stiles
The temperature dependence of the short period oscillatory coupling in Fe/Cr/Fe(001) whisker trilayers, when analyzed in light of recent theory, provides strong evidence that incommensurate spin density wave antiferromagnetic order is induced in the Cr

Non-collinear Exchange Coupling in Fe/Mn/Fe(001): Insight from Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

December 1, 2000
Author(s)
Daniel T. Pierce, Angela Davies, Joseph A. Stroscio, D Tulchinsky, John Unguris, Robert Celotta
The film growth and morphology of epitaxial Mn films grown on Fe(001) single crystal whiskers measured with scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) provides insight into the mechanism of interlayer exchange coupling in Fe/Mn/Fe(001) trilayers. The proximity

Techniques to Measure Magnetic Domain Structures

September 11, 2000
Author(s)
Robert Celotta, John Unguris, Michael H. Kelley, Daniel T. Pierce
A summary of the current techniques for magnetic domain imaging of materials, including the practical aspects of each technique, the requirements on the sample, the specimen modification allowed and the problems normally encountered. References to more

Exchange Coupling in Magnetic Multilayers Grown on Iron Whiskers

August 20, 1999
Author(s)
John Unguris, Robert Celotta, D Tulchinsky, Daniel T. Pierce
Meaningful tests of theoretical predictions of magnetic multilayer properties require the fabrication of multilayers with nearly the same atomic scale precision as the theoretical models. Multilayers grown epitaxially on single crystal Fe whisker

Multilayers: Interlayer Coupling

August 1, 1999
Author(s)
P Grunberg, Daniel T. Pierce
The extensive research done on interlayer exchange coupling in transition metal multilayers has resulted in a deep understanding of this coupling and a remarkable agreement between theoretical results and measurements. The coupling between two magnetic

Polarized Light Emission from the Metal-Metal STM Junction

January 1, 1998
Author(s)
Daniel T. Pierce, Angela Davies, Joseph A. Stroscio, Robert Celotta
The polarization of light emitted during inelastic tunneling of electrons into both Au(111) and Fe(001) using W(111) tips in an STM junction has been fully characterized by measuring the Stokes parameters. The emitted light for both Au(111) and Fe(001) is

Observations of Alloying in the Growth of Cr on Fe(001)

January 1, 1997
Author(s)
Angela Davies, Joseph A. Stroscio, Daniel T. Pierce, John Unguris, Robert Celotta
Using scanning tunneling microscopy, we observe the alloying of Cr with an Fe(001) substrate for various coverages at two temperatures. At low Cr coverage, the alloy consists of individual Cr impurities surrounded by Fe. Elemental identification is

Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization Analysis (SEMPA)

January 1, 1997
Author(s)
John Unguris, M Scheinfein, Michael H. Kelley, A Gavrin, Robert Celotta, Daniel T. Pierce
Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization Analysis (SEMPA) is a technique for the high spatial resolution imaging of magnetic microstructure. It employs a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) to create a finely focused electron beam on the surface of a

Atomic-scale Observations of Alloying at the Cr-Fe(001) Interface

January 1, 1996
Author(s)
Angela Davies, Joseph A. Stroscio, Daniel T. Pierce, Robert Celotta
While much progress has been made using epitaxial growth of Fe/Cr/Fe structures to study magnetic exchange coupling, a number of anomalies have arisen in studies of this model system. Using scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy to investigate Cr

Coarsening of Unstable Surface Features During Fe(001) Homoepitaxy

January 1, 1995
Author(s)
Joseph A. Stroscio, Daniel T. Pierce, Mark D. Stiles, A Zangwill, L Sander
The evolution of the surface profile during homoepitaxial growth of Fe(001) is studied by scanning tunnelling microscopy and reflection high energy electron diffraction. The observed morphology exhibits a non-self affine collection of mound-like features

Tunneling Spectroscopy of bcc(001) Surface States

January 1, 1995
Author(s)
Joseph A. Stroscio, Daniel T. Pierce, Angela Davies, Robert Celotta
We have discovered an intense, sharp feature in tunneling spectra of the Fe(001) and Cr(001) surfaces that derives from a bce surface state near the Fermi level. Band-structure calculations show that this state is a general feature of bcc (001) surfaces

Hot Electron Spin-Valve Effect in Coupled Magnetic Layers

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
Robert Celotta, John Unguris, Daniel T. Pierce
SEMPA observations of magnetic exchange coupling in the Fe/Ag/Fe, Fe/Au/Fe, and Fe/Cr/Fe systems reveal an intensity variation in the emitted secondary electron signal that depends only on whether the Fe layers are coupled in a ferromagnetic or

Influence of Cr Growth on Exchange Coupling in Fe/Cr/Fe(100)

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
Daniel T. Pierce, Joseph A. Stroscio, John Unguris, Robert Celotta
Scanning electron microscopy with polarization-analysis (SEMPA) measurements of the dependence of the oscillations of the exchange coupling in Fe/Cr/Fe(100) structures on the Cr growth temperature are correlated with the thickness fluctuations in Cr films

Oscillatory Exchange Coupling in Fe/Au/Fe(100)

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
John Unguris, Robert Celotta, Daniel T. Pierce
Scanning electron microscopy with polarization analysis was used to investigate the interlayer exchange coupling in Fe/Au/Fe(100) sandwich structures. The films were epitaxially grown on single-crystal Fe(100) substrates. Electron diffraction measurements

Scaling of Diffusion-Mediated Island Growth in Iron on Iron Homoepitaxy

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
Joseph A. Stroscio, Daniel T. Pierce
An analysis of the island size and separation distributions of Fe islands, observed in the initial stages of growth in the homoepitaxy of Fe on Fe(001) whiskers, shows scaling properties recently predicted in nucleation and growth theories. A critical size

The Growth of Iron on Iron Whiskers

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
Joseph A. Stroscio, Daniel T. Pierce
Real space views of the homoepitaxial growth of Fe on Fe(001) whiskers is reported, observed by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), during the initial stages of growth. Scaling of the Fe island sizes and separation distributions are observed as a function