Magnetization of compositionally modulated CuNi films

Abstract

We report static magnetization measurements on the compositionally modulated ferromagnetic alloy Cu/Ni, which, contrary to earlier ferromagnetic resonance measurements, show the moment per Ni atom is reduced relative to pure Ni. The low-temperature magnetization is found to vary linearly with modulation amplitude, but, surprisingly, the Curie temperature is found to be almost amplitude independent.