Structural and magnetic properties of epitaxial Fe/Cu multilayers

Abstract We have grown FCC-Fe/Cu multilayers by molecular beam epitaxy method. The structural and magnetic properties were studied by RHEED, XRD and magnetoresistance measurement (MR). The RHEED images confirmed that Fe/Cu multilayers were epitaxially grown on Cu (1 0 0) . Furthermore, a clear negative MR was observed. The buffer layer condition for MR effect will be discussed.