The coupling of Cr to Fe studied by circular magnetic X-ray dichroism
Journal
Applied Physics A Materials Science and Processing
Journal Volume
61
Journal Issue
2
Pages
119-122
Date Issued
1995
Author(s)
Abstract
The coupling of Cr to Fe in stacked Cr/Fe/Cr trilayers is studied by circular magnetic X-ray dichroism using fluorescence yield to monitor the absorption. From the dichroic spectra, we determine the thickness dependent average magnetic coupling of Cr to Fe for Cr layer thicknesses of 1, 2 and 3 ML. We compare our results to new calculated spectra. Additionally, all Cr spectra show significant contributions due to photon scattering processes at the L2, 3 absorption edges depending on the degree of circular polarization. © 1995 Springer-Verlag.
Type
journal article