Department of Physics and Astronomy: Publications and Other Research

 

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September 1996

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Published in IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, VOL 32. NO 5, SEPTEMBER 1996.

Abstract

The anisotropy contribution of itinerant electrons confined to a quantum-well potential is calculated and compared with the quasi-ionic contribution due to virtually bound electrons. The easy magnetization direction of the non-L-S quantum-well electrons lies in the plane, and the magnitude of the anisotropy, maximally of order 10 J/m3, is too weak to explain anisotropies encountered in practice. This means that itinerant 3d anisotropy in bulk materials and thin films is associated with Hund's rules-type ionic Contributions.

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