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Title Phonon density of states in epitaxial Fe/Cr(001) superlattices
Creator/Author Ruckert, T. ; Keune, W. ; Sturhahn, W. ; Hu, M. Y. ; Sutter, J. P. ; Toellner, T. S. ; Alp, E. E.
Publication Date1999 Oct 21
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 750539
Report Number(s)ANL/XFD/CP-100200
DOE Contract NumberW-31109-ENG-38
Other Number(s)TRN: AH200020%%164
Resource TypeConference
Resource RelationConference: International Conference on Applications of the Moessbauer Effect 1999, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (DE), 08/29/1999--09/03/1999; Other Information: PBD: 21 Oct 1999
Research OrgArgonne National Lab., IL (US)
Sponsoring OrgUS Department of Energy (US)
Subject36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; IRON; CHROMIUM; SUPERLATTICES; LAYERS; PHONONS; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; IRON 57; IRON ALLOYS; CHROMIUM BASE ALLOYS; MOESSBAUER EFFECT
Description/AbstractIncoherent nuclear resonant absorption of synchrotron radiation at the 14.413 keV nuclear resonance of {sup 57}Fe was employed to measure directly the Fe-projected (partial) photon density of states (DOS) in epitaxial [Fe(8.7ML)/Cr(8ML)]{sub 200} superlattices and alloy films MBE-grown on MgO(001). Isotopically depleted {sup 56}Fe was used which gives no resonance signal. 0.7 monolayers (ML) thick {sup 57}Fe-probe layer (1{angstrom}) of 95.5% enrichment were placed either at the {sup 56}Fe-on-Cr interfaces or at the center of the {sup 56}Fe layers, thus providing a nuclear resonance signal from different places in the films. In addition, the authors prepared an epitaxial film which contains only a 1{angstrom}-thick {sup 57}Fe submonolayer in Cr(001) and no {sup 56}Fe layers. Moreover, they prepared a 7000 {angstrom}-thick epitaxial {sup 57}Fe{sub 0.03}Cr{sub 0.97}(001) alloy film. The measurements were performed at 300 K with 2.3 meV energy resolution around 14.413 keV. The phonon DOS of the center site was found to be very similar to that of bulk bcc Fe. Compared to the center site, the DOS of the other samples show distinct differences. In particular, longitudinal vibrations of Fe atoms are suppressed at the Fe/Cr interfaces.
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatMedium: P; Size: 10 pages
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