THE GROWTH OF STRAINED THIN FILMS OF GADOLINIUM

Authors

C. Waldfried, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
O. Zeybek, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69-3BX, UK
T. Bertrams, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69-3BX, UK
S.C. Barrett, University of Liverpool
Peter A. Dowben, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

May 1998

Comments

Published in Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 528. © l998 Materials Research Society. Permission to use.

Abstract

The growth of strained thin films of gadolinium has been investigated with low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and compared to the film growth of unstrained gadolinium. Strained thin films of gadolinium are distinct from the unstrained films by a substrate induced preferential domain growth direction, which is also reflected in the electronic structure.