The effect of Pb on the interface structure of Fe/Cr(100) metallic multilayers

  • Kyu Young Kim*
  • , Masao Kamiko
  • , Sang Mun Oh
  • , Guang Hong Lu
  • , Ryoichi Yamamoto
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We investigated the differences in the interface structures and magnetotransport properties between surfactant-mediated multilayers and normal ones. From the observations of RHEED and High-Resolution X-ray diffraction patterns, we confirmed that the surfaces of Fe/Cr(100) multilayers with Pb are flatter and the interfaces are sharper than one without Pb, which means that Pb operates as an effective surfactant. The magnetoresistance(MR) ratio of the multilayers prepared with Pb was larger than that of the multilayers prepared without Pb. The change of resistance with magnetic field was larger for the multilayers with a surfactant.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)P3351-P3356
JournalMaterials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
Volume648
StatePublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes
EventGrowth, Evolution and Properties of Surfaces, Thin Films and Self-Organized Strutures - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: 27 Nov 20001 Dec 2000

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