Fe/Gd multilayers were prepared by alternate vapor deposition of pure Fe and Gd at a rate of 0.01-0.03 nm/s in an ultra-high-vacuum electron-gun evaporation system.The effects of the constituent metal layer thickness on the microstructures and magnetic properties of the films were investigated by low angle X-ray diffraction,transmission electron microscopy,and vibrating sample magnetometer.The experimental results show that a transition from the polycrystalline to amorphous state in the Fe layers occurs with the decrease of Fe layer thickness in the Fe/Gd multilayers.The saturation magnetization of the muitilayers reduces significantly with decreasing Fe layer thickness and increasing Gd layer thickness.A superparamagnetic behavior at room temperature is observed for the [Fe(0.6 nm)/Gd(4.0 nm)]15 multilayer due to the formation of discontinuous Fe layers.