title: Strain dependent selection of spin-slip phases in sputter deposited thin-film epitaxial holmium.
abstract: We report the structural and magnetic characterization of sputter deposited epitaxial Ho. We present room temperature characterization by atomic force microscopy and x-ray diffraction and temperature dependent characterization by x-ray diffraction and neutron diffraction. The data show the onset and change of the magnetic state as a function of temperature. Films of different thickness, exhibiting signs of differing epitaxially induced strain, tend towards specific spin-slip phases in the low temperature regime. The more highly strained thinnest films tend towards values with a longer magnetic wavelength.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK. jdsw2@cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: J D S
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Witt
authors.forename: T P A
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Hase
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Charlton
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Langridge
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Blamire