Title :
Magnetic anisotropy and structural properties of ultrathin epitaxial Fe films on GaAs(001) and GaAs(113)A substrates
Author :
Herfort, J. ; Schonherr, H.-P. ; Muduli, P.K. ; Braun, W. ; Trampert, A. ; Ploog, K.H.
Author_Institution :
Paul-Drude-Inst. fur Festkorperelektronik, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
In this report, the correlation between magnetic and structural properties of ultrathin epitaxial Fe films on GaAs(001) and GaAs(113)A and their relevance for an optimization of the Fe/GaAs interface were studied.
Keywords :
ferromagnetic materials; iron; magnetic anisotropy; magnetic epitaxial layers; magnetic hysteresis; magnetic moments; metallic epitaxial layers; semiconductor-metal boundaries; Fe; Fe/GaAs interface; GaAs; GaAs(001) substrates; GaAs(113)A substrates; magnetic anisotropy; optimization; ultrathin epitaxial Fe films; Electrons; Gallium arsenide; Iron; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic films; Magnetic properties; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Substrates; Superconducting magnets; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Compound Semiconductors, 2003. International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7820-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISCS.2003.1239931