Neutron reflectornetry studies of exchange springs in DyFe2/YFe2 superlattices

Spin-polarised neutron reflectometry has been used to investigate a magnetic exchange spring, formed in a (75Å DyFe2/150Å YFe2) × 18 multilayer thin film. The existence of an exchange spring is found to enhance the level of neutron spin flipping during reflection, a strong indicator of the formation...

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Main Authors: O'Neill, J, Langridge, S, Dalgliesh, R, Zhukov, A, Beaujour, J, Bowden, G, de Groot, P, Rainford, B, Ward, R, Wells, MR
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004