Magnetic Surfaces, Thin Films, and Multilayers
Abstract
This symposium details recent development in the magnetism of surfaces, thin films and multilayers. More than 20 invited contributions and more than 60 contributed papers attest to the great interest and vitality of this subject. In recent years the study of magnetic surfaces, thin films and multilayers has undergone a renaissance, partly motivated by the development of new growth and characterization techniques, but perhaps more so by the discovery of many exciting new properties, some quite unanticipated. These include, most recently, the discovery of enormous values of magnetoresistance in magnetic multilayers far exceeding those found in magnetic single layer films and the discovery of oscillatory interlayer coupling in transition metal multilayers. These experimental studies have motivated much theoretic work. However these developments are to a large extent powered by 'materials engineering' and our ability to control and understand the growth of thin layers just a few atoms thick.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA252403
Entities
People
- Herbert Hopster
- Jean-pierre Renard
- Stuart S. Parkin
- Teruya Shinjo
- Werner Zinn
Organizations
- Materials Research Society