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].

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.

Large room-temperature magneto-optical Kerr effect in CuCr2Se4−xBrx (x = 0 and 0.3)

1991 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 207-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Brändle ◽  
J. Schoenes ◽  
P. Wachter ◽  
F. Hulliger ◽  
W. Reim
Keyword(s):  
Kerr Effect ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Optical Kerr Effect ◽  
Magneto Optical Kerr Effect

scholarly journals Room-temperature ultrafast carrier and spin dynamics in GaAs probed by the photoinduced magneto-optical Kerr effect

2001 ◽  
Vol 63 (23) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. V. Kimel ◽  
F. Bentivegna ◽  
V. N. Gridnev ◽  
V. V. Pavlov ◽  
R. V. Pisarev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kerr Effect ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Spin Dynamics ◽  
Optical Kerr Effect ◽  
Ultrafast Carrier ◽  
Magneto Optical Kerr Effect

Magneto-optical-Kerr-effect study of spin-polarized quantum-well states in a Au overlayer on a Co(0001) ultrathin film

1995 ◽  
Vol 51 (8) ◽  
pp. 5586-5589 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Mégy ◽  
A. Bounouh ◽  
Y. Suzuki ◽  
P. Beauvillain ◽  
P. Bruno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Well ◽  
Kerr Effect ◽  
Effect Study ◽  
Ultrathin Film ◽  
Optical Kerr Effect ◽  
Spin Polarized ◽  
Magneto Optical Kerr Effect ◽  
Quantum Well States

Morphology and Curie Temperature Changes upon Annealing of Co/W(110)

1997 ◽  
Vol 475 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bauer ◽  
A. Mühlig ◽  
T. Günther ◽  
M. Farle ◽  
K. Baberschke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Curie Temperature ◽  
Ultrathin Films ◽  
Kerr Effect ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
The Other ◽  
Scanning Tunneling ◽  
Optical Kerr Effect ◽  
Tunneling Microscopy ◽  
Temperature Changes ◽  
Magneto Optical Kerr Effect

ABSTRACTAnnealing of CoAV(110) ultrathin films causes rather strong changes of film morphology and magnetic properties, which has been studied by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and alternating-current magneto-optical Kerr effect (ac-MOKE). Annealing above 500 K of room-temperature grown 2 monolayers (ML) thick Co/W(110) films leads to the formation of islands and a decrease of the Curie temperature 7C. At 4 ML, on the other hand, a network of interconnected islands is formed upon annealing, resulting in an enhanced TC. While the increase of TC at 4 ML is explained by an increase of the local film thickness, the anomalous TC behavior at 2 ML is assigned to the occurrence of superparamagnetism.

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
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