In-Situ Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect for Interface Magnetism

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dileep Kumar ◽  
K. V. Sarathlal ◽  
Oliva Saldanha ◽  
Ajay Gupta ◽  
Alka B. Garg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kerr Effect ◽  
Optical Kerr Effect ◽  
Interface Magnetism ◽  
Magneto Optical Kerr Effect

Spin Reorientation in Fe/Cu(100) and Cu/Fe/Cu(100)

1997 ◽  
Vol 475 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Mentz ◽  
A. Bauer ◽  
D. Weiss ◽  
G. Kaindl
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Kerr Effect ◽  
Spin Reorientation ◽  
Scanning Tunneling ◽  
Optical Kerr Effect ◽  
Tunneling Microscopy ◽  
Structure Morphology ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Magneto Optical Kerr Effect

ABSTRACTIn-situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) and Kerr microscopy are used to investigate the relations between structure, morphology, and magnetism in low-temperature (LT) grown Fe/Cu(100) films. At the spin reorientation thickness of ≈ 3.8 monolayers (ML) Fe/Cu(100) the coexistence of in-plane and out-of-plane magnetized domains is observed. For Fe thicknesses between 3.8 and 6 ML Fe/Cu(100). an irreversible spin reorientation from in-plane to out-of-plane can be induced by annealing up to 420 K. Annealing of LT-grown Fe/Cu(100) films is proposed to provide smooth surfaces for Cu/Fe/Cu(100) sandwich preparations.

In situ magneto-optical Kerr effect study of uncovered Fe films on ZnSe(001)

2005 ◽  
Vol 294 (2) ◽  
pp. e105-e109 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.L. Gastelois ◽  
M.D. Martins ◽  
L.H.F. Andrade ◽  
V.H. Etgens ◽  
W.A.A. Macedo
Keyword(s):  
Kerr Effect ◽  
Effect Study ◽  
Optical Kerr Effect ◽  
Magneto Optical Kerr Effect

In-Situ Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect of Epitaxial GD (0001)

1993 ◽  
Vol 313 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Chappert ◽  
D. Weiler ◽  
H. Tang ◽  
J.C. Scott ◽  
H. Hopster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Temperature ◽  
Kerr Effect ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Optical Kerr Effect ◽  
Hysteresis Behavior ◽  
Transverse Geometry ◽  
Spin Polarized ◽  
Annealing Cycle ◽  
Magneto Optical Kerr Effect

ABSTRACTWe have characterized magnetization loops of epitaxially grown Gd (0001) films on W (110) in the temperature range 145≤T≤300K. This was accomplished by measuring magneto-optical Kerr loops in UHV, in the transverse geometry, using a 2×10-4 deg sensitivity differential detector and He-Ne laser light.Films grown in the Stranski-Krastanov (SK) Mode (growth temperature 400°C) and films grown in a Frank-van-der-Merwe (FM) like Mode (growth temperature 20°C) behave significantly differently. While the room temperature grown films (FM) show square hysteresis behavior only after an annealing cycle to at least 300°C, the higher growth temperature (SK) leads to highly remanent films in the as grown state.The hysteresis behavior of these films is most important in conjunction with recently reported spin-polarized photoemission results, which showed that the growth temperature and therefore the film morphology has a strong influence on the surface magnetic reconstruction of Gd (0001) [1].

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