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Journal
Description: 
We have studied multilayers of the ferromagnetic Heusler half-metal Co 2 MnGe with MgO and Al 2 O 3 interlayers using polarized neutron reflectivity (PNR) and magnetization measurements. The magnetization profile of the Co 2 MnGe layers was determined by fitting PNR curves measured in magnetic saturation at 10 K. We find in [Co 2 MnGe/Al 2 O 3] n a magnetization profile definitely different from the nuclear density profile with non-ferromagnetic interlayers at the top and the bottom of each Heusler layer. In contrast, the magnetization profile of the Heusler layers in [Co 2 MnGe/MgO] n is found to be more similar to the chemical profile with only a small reduction of the magnetization at both interfaces.
Publisher: 
IOP Publishing
Publication date: 
19 Feb 2008
Authors: 

M Vadala, A Lamperti, M Wolff, K Westerholt, H Zabel

Biblio References: 
Volume: 20 Issue: 10 Pages: 104217
Origin: 
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter