ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
We report on finite size effects and evidence for quantum mesoscopic tunneling (QMT) in thin isolated rare-earth layers prepared in the form of R/Mo multilayers where R represents Tb, Dy, or Dy50Co50. The magnetic transition temperature Tc decreases with decreasing magnetic layer thickness and is discussed within a finite size scaling theory. Evidence for QMT is found in magnetic relaxation measurements in these systems with a sharp crossover to a temperature-independent magnetic relaxation regime at low temperatures. The Tb system has a crossover temperature T0 of 20 K, the largest value reported so far for this crossover.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.358343