Co100-xMnx合金在GaAs(001)表面的生长结构和磁性的实验研究

对Co_100-xMn_x合金在GaAs(001)表面的分子束外延生长、晶体结构和磁学性质进行了研究.结果表明,当0100-xMn_x合金薄膜是体材料中不存在的体心立方(bcc)结构,并且具有较强的铁磁性,当44100-xMn_x合金薄膜最初为bcc结构,随着厚度的增加,逐渐从bcc向面心立方(fcc)结构转化,最后成为完全的fcc结构,薄膜具有较 关键词：     

Body-centered-cubic Ni and its magnetic properties

The body-centered-cubic (bcc) phase of Ni, which does not exist in nature, has been achieved as a thin film on GaAs(001) at 170 K via molecular beam epitaxy. The bcc Ni is ferromagnetic with a Curie temperature of 456 K and possesses a magnetic moment of 0.52+/-0.08 micro(B)/atom. The cubic magnetocrystalline anisotropy of bcc Ni is determined to be +4.0x10(5) ergs x cm(-3), as opposed to -5.7x10(4) ergs x cm(-3) for the naturally occurring face-centered-cubic (fcc) Ni. This sharp contrast in the magnetic anisotropy is attributed to the different electronic band structures between bcc Ni and fcc Ni, which are determined using angle-resolved photoemission with synchrotron radiation.     

THEORETICAL STRENGTH AND PHASE STABILITY OF Cu AND Ni UNDER [100] UNIAXIAL LOADING

Based on Born's criteria we studied phase stability and theoretical strength of fcc crystals of copper and nickel under [100] uniaxial loading. The calculation was carried out using a simple and completely analytical embedded atom method(EAM) potential proposed by the present authors. For Cu, the calculated value of its theoretical strength (0.33×10¹¹ dyn·cm^-2) agrees well with the experimental value (0.30×10¹¹ dyn·cm^-2), while the calculated strain (9.76%) is somewhat larger than the experimental one (2.8%). For Ni, its theoretical strength and strain predicted using the EAM potential are found smaller than those predicted using a pair potential. It is worthy to note that unlike previous calculations, in which pair potentials were used and three unstressed fcc, bcc, and fct structures included (for Ni only fcc state is found stable, while for Cu both fcc and bcc states are predicted stable), in present calculations using EAM potential the [100] primary loading path passes through only two zeroes (a stable unstressed fcc structure and an unstable stress-free bcc structure) either for Cu or for Ni.     

On the theory of diffraction of light in photonic crystals with allowance for interlayer disordering

Electrodynamic Green’s functions are used to construct an analytical theory of the Bragg diffraction of polarized light in photonic crystals having a close-packed structure. For opal-based photonic crystals, the Bragg diffraction intensity is calculated with allowance for permittivity periodic modulation and for the presence of an optical crystal boundary and interlayer disordering, which usually appears during sample growth. A comprehensive study is made of the effect of the structure disorder caused by the random packing of growth layers on diffraction. For a random constructed twinned fcc structure, the average structure factor and the scattering (diffraction) cross sections (which are dependent on the linear polarization of the incident and scattered waves) are calculated. Numerical examples are used to show that the theory developed can be applied to analyze and process experimental diffraction patterns of real photonic crystals having a close-packed structure disordered in one direction.     

镍单晶膜上氧化镍的配位生长取向关系

对在膜面为(110),(001)和(111)的镍单晶膜上生成的氧化镍取向进行了电子衍射分析,除在(111)和(001)镍膜上肯定了前人已发现的氧化镍与镍的平行取向关系外,还在(110)和(001)镍单晶膜上发现了(111)_NiO∥(001)_Ni,〈110〉_NiO∥〈110〉_Ni取向关系以及〈110〉_NiO∥〈110〉_Ni氧化镍纤维织构。在所有氧化镍与镍的取向关系中均有〈110     

Thermoreversible,epitaxial fcc<-->bcc transitions in block copolymer solutions

Uncharged block copolymer micelles display thermoreversible transitions between close-packed and bcc lattices for a range of concentration, solvent selectivity, and copolymer composition. Using small-angle x-ray scattering on shear-oriented solutions, highly aligned fcc crystals are seen to transform epitaxially to bcc crystals, with fcc/bcc orientational relationships that are well established in martensitic transformations in metals. The transition is driven by decreasing solvent selectivity with increasing temperature, inducing solvent penetration of the micellar core.     

Co在GaAs(001)表面的分子束外延及其结构研究

报道了用高能电子衍射研究Co在GaAs(001)表面上分子束外延生长的实验结果.发现当生长温度为150℃时，Co膜的外延可以分为三个阶段：最初的3nm Co膜的晶体结构是体心立方亚稳相；接下来的4nm是复杂的多相结构；从7nm往后，Co膜则是单晶的六角密堆积结构热力学稳定相.这一新的实验结果，澄清了前人有关这一体系外延层晶体结构的矛盾之处，并清晰地建立了Co在GaAs(001)表面外延生长的物理图象. 关键词：     

A simple theoretical model for evaluating the ability to form a single crystal

A simple theoretical model proposed recently to evaluate the ability of bulk materials to form single crystals is further tested via vast molecular dynamics simulations of growth for fcc (Ni,Cu,Al,Ar) and hcp (Mg) crystals,especially applied to the growth of bcc (Fe) crystal,showing that the validity of the model is independent of crystal types and the interaction potentials of the constitute atoms.     

Universal relationships for the phonon spectra in BCC,FCC, and HCP crystals with a short-range interatomic interaction

The frequencies of the phonon branches that correspond to the vibrations of the close-packed atomic planes in bcc, fcc, and hcp crystals with short-range interatomic interaction are shown to be described by a universal relationship, which only contains two parameters for each branch, for any polarization λ. These phonon branches correspond to the (ξ, ξ, 0) direction in bcc crystals, the (ξ, ξ, ξ) direction in fcc crystals, and the (0, 0, ξ) direction in hcp crystals. This universal relationship can only be violated by long-range interactions, namely, the interactions outside the sixth coordination shell in a bcc crystal, the fifth coordination shell in an fcc crystal, and the eleventh or tenth coordination shell in an hcp crystal. The effect of these long-range interactions for each phonon branch can be quantitatively characterized by certain parameters Δ _nλ, which are simply expressed in terms of the frequencies of three phonons of the branch. The values of these parameters are presented for all bcc, fcc, and hcp metals whose phonon spectra are measured. In most cases, the proposed relationships for the frequencies are found to be fulfilled accurate to several percent. In the cases where the Δ _nλ parameters are not small, they can give substantial information on the type and scale of long-range interaction effects in various metals.     

Development of magnetic anisotropies in ultrathin epitaxial films of Fe(001) and Ni(001)

Ultrathin films, bcc Fe(001) on Ag(001), fcc Fe(001) on Cu(001) and Fe/Ni(001) bilayers on Ag, were grown by molecular beam epitaxy. A wide range of surface science tools were employed to establish the quality of epitaxial growth. Ferromagnetic resonance and Brillouin light scattering were used to extract the magnetic properties. Emphasis was placed on the study of magnetic anisotropies. Large uniaxial anisotropies with easy axis perpendicular to the film surface were observed in all ultrathin structures studied. These anisotropies were particularly strong in fcc Fe and bcc Fe films. In sufficiently thin samples the saturation magnetization was oriented perpendicularly to the film surface in the absence of an applied field. It has been demonstrated that in bcc Fe films the uniaxial perpendicular anisotropy originates at the film interfaces. In situ measurements indentified the strength of the uniaxial perpendicular anisotropy constant at the Fe/vacuum, Fe/Ag and Fe/Au interfaces asK _us = 0.96, 0.63, and 0.3 ergs/cm² respectively. The surface anisotropies deduced for [bulk Fe/noble metal] interfaces are in good agreement with the values obtained from ultrathin films. Hence the perpendicular surface ansiotropies originate in the broken symmetry at abrupt interfaces. An observed decrease in the cubic anisotropy in bcc Fe ultrathin films has been explained by the presence of a weak 4th order in-plane surface anisotropy,K _1S=0.012 ergs/cm². Fe/Ni bilayers were also investigated. Ni grew in the pure bcc structure for the first 3–6 ML and then transformed to a new structure which exhibited unique magnetic properties. Transformed ultrathin bilayers possessed large inplane 4th order anisotropies far surpassing those observed in bulk Fe and Ni. The large 4th order anisotropies originate in crystallographic defects formed during the Ni lattice transformation.     

An oblique-incidence optical reflectivity difference and LEED study of rare-gas growth on a lattice-mismatched metal substrate

We studied the growth of Xe on Nb(110) from 33 K to 100 K using a combination of low-energy electron diffraction and an in situ oblique-incidence optical reflectivity difference technique. We found that a hexagonal close-packed Xe film grows after a transition layer of three monoatomic layers thick is formed. The first two monolayers, influenced by both the interaction with the Nb substrate and the Xe–Xe interaction, lack long-range order. The third monolayer forms a bulk-like hexagonal close-packed structure. Subsequently a bulk-phase Xe(111) film grows in step-flow mode from 54 K down to 40 K. At 40 K, we observed a brief crossover to a layer-by-layer mode. At 33 K the growth proceeds in a kinetically limited multilayer or a three-dimensional island mode. PACS 68.35.Fx; 68.35.Ja; 82.20.-w; 61.16.Ch     

The electromagnetic shielding of Ni films deposited on cenosphere particles by magnetron sputtering method

Ni-coated cenosphere particles were successfully fabricated by an ultrasonic-assisted magnetron sputtering equipment. Their surface morphology and microstructure were analyzed using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). FE-SEM results indicate that the Ni films coated by magnetron sputtering are uniform and compact. Ni film uniformity was related with the sputtering power and a large uniform film could be achieved at lower sputtering power. XRD results imply that the Ni film coated on cenospheres was a face-centered cubic (fcc) structure and the crystallization of film sample increases with increasing the sputtering power. The electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness (SE) of Ni-coated cenosphere particles were measured to be 4-27 dB over a frequency range 80-100 GHz, higher than those of uncoated cenosphere particles. The higher sputtering power and Ni film thickness are the higher EMI SE of the specimens. Ni-coated cenosphere particles are most promising alternative candidates for millimeter wave EMI shielding due to their lightweight, low cost, ease of processing, high floating time, good dispersion and tunable conductivities as compared with typical electromagnetic wave countermeasure materials.     

Search for ferromagnetism in ultrathin epitaxial films: Cr/Au(100), Cr/Cu(100), and Fe/Cu(100)

The surface magneto-optic Kerr effect (SMOKE) technique was used to search for ferromagnetism in monolayer-range films of Cr and Fe grown on Au(100) and Cu(100). The growth modes were characterized using low energy electron diffraction (LEED) and Auger electron spectroscopy. The fcc structure of Cr could not be stabilized on Cu(100). Ferromagnetism was not observed for the Cr/Au(100) films at temperature above 100 K. Ferromagnetism also was not observed for fcc Fe/Cu(100) grown at room temperature; but for growth at >150°C, a ferromagnetic, metastable state was observed for the top layer of the Fe film, in the absence of bulk ferromagnetism. The ferromagnetic Fe/Au(100) system was used to establish the sensitivity of the approach.     

Epitaxial crystal growth of charged colloids

A pattern of repulsive, charged lines is shown to direct three-dimensional (3D) crystallization in a system of long-range repulsive, density-matched colloids. At volume fractions where the bulk phase behavior leads to bcc crystallization, the 1D template was found to induce formation of a metastable fcc crystal. The bcc crystals were oriented with the (100) or the (110) plane, with twofold twinning, parallel to the template. The template further induced prefreezing of the (100) plane. At a large mismatch between template and interparticle spacing, 1D strings form in the surface layer of a 3D crystal.     

Twin boundaries can be moved by step edges during film growth

We track individual twin boundaries in Ag films on Ru(0001) using low-energy electron microscopy. The twin boundaries, which separate film regions whose close-packed planes are stacked differently, move readily during film growth but relatively little during annealing. The growth-driven motion of twin boundaries occurs as film steps advance across the surface--as a new atomic Ag layer reaches an fcc twin boundary, the advancing step edge carries along the boundary. This coupling of the microstructural defect (twin boundary) and the surface step during growth can produce film regions over 10 microm wide that are twin free.     

溅射制备的Co/V多层膜微观结构特征与铁磁共振研究

研究了用射频磁控溅射方法制备的［Co(1.5nm)/V(d_V)］₂₀(0.5nm≤d_V≤4nm)多层膜的结构和磁性.用X射线衍射、透射电子显微镜、高分辨率透射电子显微镜等手段对其结构的分析,表明它们层状周期结构良好,沿膜的生长方向具有fcc Co(111)和bcc V(110)织构,且是由小的柱状晶粒构成的多晶薄膜.界面一定程度的合金化,使其成为成分调制周期结构,也是它们的一个结构特征.由其铁磁共振谱计算得到较小的g因子和4πM_{e 关键词：}     

Ball milling of Fe40Ni40P20-xSix (x = 6, 10 and 14): production and characterization

Progress in the ball milling amorphization of elemental powders with the overall composition Fe₄₀Ni₄₀P_{20 ? x}Si_x (X = 6, 10 and 14) and thermally induced crystallization of obtained alloys were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction and transmission Mössbauer spectroscopy (TMS). Diffusion of Si into Fe and Ni alloys promotes the formation of the amorphous phase, via previous formation of (Fe, Ni) phosphides. After milling for 32–64 h, most of the powders are amorphous but bcc Fe(Si) crystallites remain (about 5% in volume). TMS results indicate that homogenization of the amorphous phase occurs by interdiffusion of Ni and Fe in Fe(Si,P)-rich and Ni(Si,P)-rich zones respectively. Annealing induces structural relaxation of stresses induced by milling, growth of bcc Fe(Si) crystallites, precipitation of bcc Fe(Si) and fcc Ni–Fe, and minor phases of Ni-rich silicides and (Fe, Ni) phosphides. The main ferromagnetic phase is bcc Fe(Si) for Fe₄₀Ni₄₀P₁₀Si₁₀ powders obtained after milling for 32 h. However, it is fcc Fe–Ni for the same alloy after milling for 64 h. In the later powders, as well as for alloys with x = 6 and 14 milled for 32 h, the fcc Fe–Ni shows the Invar magnetic collapse.     

分子束外延生长Sb薄膜及其量子尺寸效应

在GaAs(001)衬底上，用分子束外延生长Sb(111)薄膜，用反射式高能电子衍射仪原位监控生长过程，用透射电子显微镜观察薄膜结构，并用van der Pauw方法测量了电阻率随生长温度的变化，观察到Sb薄膜半金属/半导体转变及其量子尺寸效应． 关键词：     

The structure of nitrogen-supersaturated ferrite produced by ball milling

Highly supersaturated solid solutions of nitrogen in ferrite (bcc) were produced by ball milling of various powder mixtures of α-iron and ε-Fe₃N_1.08. The microstructure and the crystal structure of the product phases were examined as a function of nitrogen content using X-ray powder diffraction, high-resolution electron microscopy and Mössbauer spectroscopy. It was found that the grain size decreases with increasing nitrogen content. Unexpected shifts of the reflections in the X-ray powder diffraction patterns of the supersaturated N-ferrites, depending on the hkl values of the reflections and nitrogen content, were observed. These shifts cannot be explained by tetragonal distortion of the bcc unit cell, but they are in accordance with the occurrence of a certain type of stacking faults on bcc {211} planes. This result, together with the observation of some isolated fcc crystals (by high-resolution electron microscopy) and a drop in microstrain for high nitrogen contents, demonstrates that unconventional deformation mechanisms are operative in these materials below a certain grain size, leading to a breakdown of the classical Hall–Petch relation for mechanical strengthening.     

Crystallographic structure of ultrathin Fe films on Cu(100)

We report the observation of bcc-like crystal structures in 2-4 monolayer (ML) Fe films grown on fcc Cu(100) using scanning tunneling microscopy. The local bcc structure provides a straightforward explanation for their frequently reported outstanding magnetic properties, i.e., ferromagnetic ordering in all layers with a Curie temperature above 300 K. The nonpseudomorphic structure, which becomes pseudomorphic above 4 ML film thickness, is unexpected in terms of conventional rules of thin film growth and stresses the importance of finite thickness effects in ferromagnetic ultrathin films.