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Magnetic properties of transition metal compounds and superlattices

<p>Magnetic properties of selected compounds and superlattices have been experimentally studied using SQUID (superconducting quantum interference device) and VSM (vibrating sample magnetometer) magnetometry, neutron diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy measurements combined with theoretical <i>ab initio</i> calculations. </p><p>The magnetic compounds (Fe<sub>1-x</sub>M<sub>x</sub>)<sub>3</sub>P, M=Co or Mn have been studied extensively. It was found that Co can substitute Fe up to <i>x</i>=0.37. Increasing the Co content leads to a reduction of the Curie temperature and the magnetic moment per metal atom. Mn can substitute Fe up to<i> x</i>=0.25 while Fe can be substituted into Mn<sub>3</sub>P to 1-<i>x</i>=0.33. On the iron rich side, the drop in Curie temperature and magnetic moment when increasing the Mn content is more rapid than for Co substitution. On the manganese rich side an antiferromagnetic arrangement with small magnetic moments was found. </p><p>The interlayer exchange coupling and the magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy of Fe/V superlattices were studied. The coupling strength was found to vary with the thickness of the iron layers. To describe the in-plane four-fold anisotropy, the inclusion of surface terms proved necessary. </p><p>The in-plane four fold anisotropy was also studied in a series of Fe/Co superlattices, where the thickness of the Co layers was kept thin so that the bcc structure could be stabilized. Only for samples with a large amount of iron, the easy axis was found to be [100]. The easy axis of bulk bcc Co was therefor suggested to be [111]. </p>

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:uu-535
Date January 2000
CreatorsBroddefalk, Arvid
PublisherUppsala University, Department of Materials Science, Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDoctoral thesis, comprehensive summary, text
RelationComprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Science and Technology, 1104-232X ; 587

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