The structural and magnetic properties of holmium/scandium superlattices

C. Bryn-Jacobsen; R.A. Cowley; D.F. McMorrow; J.P. Goff; R.C.C. Ward; M.R. Wells

doi:10.1016/S0921-4526(96)01022-8

The structural and magnetic properties of holmium/scandium superlattices

C. Bryn-Jacobsen
, R.A. Cowley
, D.F. McMorrow
, J.P. Goff
, R.C.C. Ward
, M.R. Wells

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Abstract

The properties of Ho/Sc superlattices grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) have been investigated using X-ray and neutron diffraction techniques. Structural studies reveal the novel existence of more than one a lattice parameter. Examining the magnetic properties, it is found that the Ho 4f moments form a basal-plane helix at all temperatures, with the exception of one sample for which there is a low-temperature transition to a ferromagnetic phase. In the helical phase, some samples exhibit a short-range coherence of an overall antiferromagnetic coupling between adjacent Ho blocks.

Original language	English
Journal	Physica B: Condensed Matter
Volume	234/236
Pages (from-to)	495-497
ISSN	0921-4526
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-4526(96)01022-8
Publication status	Published - 1997

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