Springer Verlag, JETP Letters, 12(99), p. 706-711
DOI: 10.1134/s002136401412011x
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The structural and magnetic properties of (Fe/Si)N nanostructures obtained by successive deposition on the SiO2/Si(100) surface at a temperature of the substrate of 300 K have been studied. The thicknesses of all Fe and Si layers have been determined by transmission electron microscopy measurements. The magnetic properties have been studied by the X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) method near the Fe L 3, 2 absorption edges. The orbital (ml) and spin (mS) contributions to the total magnetic moment of iron have been separated. The thicknesses of magnetic and nonmagnetic iron silicide on the Si/Fe and Fe/Si interfaces have been determined with the surface sensitivity of the XMCD method and the model of the interface between the nonmagnetic and weakened magnetic phases.