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J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 49, Number C8, Décembre 1988
Proceedings of the International Conference on Magnetism
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| Page(s) | C8-1685 - C8-1686 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:19888764 | |
Proceedings of the International Conference on Magnetism
J. Phys. Colloques 49 (1988) C8-1685-C8-1686
DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:19888764
1 Department of Physics and Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 U.S.A.
2 Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratorium, Leiden, the Netherlands.
3 National Bureau of Standards, Gathersburg, MD 20877, U.S.A.
J. Phys. Colloques 49 (1988) C8-1685-C8-1686
DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:19888764
MAGNETIC STRUCTURE AND MAGNETOSTRICTION OF EPITAXIAL Er FILMS
J. A. Borchers1, G. Nieuwenhuys2, M. B. Salamon1, C. P. Flynn1, R. Du1, R. W. Erwin3 et J. J. Rhyne31 Department of Physics and Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 U.S.A.
2 Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratorium, Leiden, the Netherlands.
3 National Bureau of Standards, Gathersburg, MD 20877, U.S.A.
Abstract
The magnetism of epitaxial Er films up to 1 µm thick differs from bulk Er in that no ferromagnetic transition is observed. Above a critical field that depends on temperature and film thickness the magnetization saturates at the bulk value. Both neutron scattering and magnetization data show lock-in transitions, but at lower temperatures than in the bulk.