Structural and magnetic studies in Ni/Ti multilayers

Structural and magnetic studies have been carried out on Ni/Ti multilayers prepared by DC triode sputtering. Both metal layers are crystalline with a (111) fibre structure when they are thicker than 20 Å. But for thinner layers one observes a solid solution with an amorphous-like structure. The magnetization decreases with t(Ni) and the analysis of the results at 5 K indicates the presence of a dead Ni layer about 12 Å thick. The t(Ni) dependence of the effective anisotropy shows the absence of surface anisotropy contribution.