Evidence of extended orientational order in amorphous Fe/Sm thin films

Amorphous thin films of Fe/Sm, prepared by evaporation methods, have been magnetically characterized and the results were interpreted in terms of the random magnets theory. The samples behave as 2D and 3D random magnets depending on the total thickness of the film. From our data the existence of ori...

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Published in:Physical review. B, Condensed matter Condensed matter, 1995
Main Authors: Ruiz, J. M, Zhang, Xixiang, Ferrater Martorell, Cèsar, Tejada Palacios, Javier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Magnetic materials
Magnetic properties
Materials magnètics
Propietats magnètiques
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Summary:Amorphous thin films of Fe/Sm, prepared by evaporation methods, have been magnetically characterized and the results were interpreted in terms of the random magnets theory. The samples behave as 2D and 3D random magnets depending on the total thickness of the film. From our data the existence of orientational order, which greatly influences the magnetic behavior of the films, is also clear.
ISSN:0163-1829