Tailoring of the perpendicular magnetization component in ferromagnetic films on a vicinal substrate

• Published in: Physical review letters Vol. 101; no. 21; p. 217202
• Main Authors: Stupakiewicz, A, Maziewski, A, Matlak, K, Spiridis, N, Slezak, M, Slezak, T, Zajac, M, Korecki, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 21.11.2008

We have engineered the magnetic properties of 1-8 nm Co films epitaxially grown on an Au-buffered bifacial W(110)/W(540) single crystal. The surface of Au/W(110) was atomically flat, whereas the Au/W(540) followed the morphology of the vicinal W surface, showing a regular array of monoatomic steps....