Applied Surface Science, Vol.255, No.20, 8695-8700, 2009
Dependence of the magnetization on the interface morphology in ultra-thin magnetic/non-magnetic films: Monte Carlo approach
Using Monte Carlo simulations, we have studied the dependence of magnetic properties on interface morphology in magnetic/non-magnetic (M/NM) multilayers. Our aim is to relate macroscopic magnetic properties of the multilayers to their concentration pro. le at the interface. Our model consists of an alternate staking of magnetic and non-magnetic layers with disordered interfaces. We have considered different concentration and the existence of local magnetic domains at the interface. The results indicate the crucial dependence of magnetization amplitude with interface multilayers atomic composition and the spatial arrangement of magnetic atoms. In particular, we show that isolated islands at the interface leads to the apparition of super-paramagnetic behavior. (C) 2009 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.