Abstract
We have performed Cr and Co K-edge x-ray-absorption measurements to investigate the dependence of local electronic and atomic structures on the Cr-layer thickness in epitaxial Co(11̄00) (40 Å)/Cr(211) (tCr) (tCr = 2, 3, 5, 7, and 9 Å) multilayers. The Cr K x-ray-absorption near-edge fine structure (XANES) spectra of the Co/Cr multilayers indicate an abrupt transition of the Cr layer from hcp to bcc structure when the thickness of the Cr layer is increased to exceed ∼5 Å or three atomic layers. Our results offer an upper limit for the ability of the Co/Cr interface to stabilize the hcp structure in the thin Cr layer. The numbers of nearest-neighbor and next-nearest-neighbor atoms in the Cr and Co layers determined by extended x-ray-absorption fine-structure measurements performed at the Cr and Co K edge, respectively, are consistent with the XANES results.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 9616-9620 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 14 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2000 Oct 1 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics