Abstract
Epitaxial double hexagonal close-packed (dhcp) Nd layers have been grown on the (111) surface of α-Fe at 320°C by electron beam evaporation in an ultrahigh vacuum environment. Conventional θ-2θ diffraction and transmission electron microscopy show that the dhcp Nd films are oriented with the dhcp Nd (0001) plane parallel to the α-Fe(111) plane and with the dhcp Nd [112̄0] direction parallel to the Fe[11̄0] direction in the plane of the substrate. An epitaxial Fe/Nd/Fe trilayer structure with the same orientational relationships has also been made.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1951-1953 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1992 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)