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Publication
Physical Review Letters
Paper
Magnetic domains in thin epitaxial Co/Au(111) films
Abstract
The formation of magnetic domains in thin epitaxial Co/Au(111) films is investigated. Three-monolayer films are shown to decay into out-of-plane domains of micron size. We find a smooth transition from out-of-plane to in-plane magnetization at a crossover thickness of 4.5 layers and determine that the domain size depends linearly on film thickness below crossover. © 1990 The American Physical Society.