The magneto-optical effect of Cr( 001) wedged ultrathin films grown on Fe(001)

Y. Suzuki; T. Katayama; K. Takanashi; R. Schreiber; P. Grünberg; K. Tanaka

doi:10.1016/S0304-8853(96)00488-X

The magneto-optical effect of Cr( 001) wedged ultrathin films grown on Fe(001)

Y. Suzuki, T. Katayama, K. Takanashi, R. Schreiber, P. Grünberg, K. Tanaka

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Abstract

The magnetic and electronic properties of wedge-shaped Cr(001) ultrathin overlayers grown on an Fe(001) layer were investigated using the magneto-optical effect. Precise measurements of the thickness dependence of the saturation Kerr ellipticity at room temperature show clear oscillations caused by the antiferromagnetic order and/or the quantum size effect in the Cr layer. The short period, A ≈ 2 ML, was observed clearly for photon energy between 2.25 and 3.75 eV and was constant in this energy range. The long period oscillation observed from 3.25 to 4.75 eV changes its period.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	134-136
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Volume	165
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-8853(96)00488-X
Publication status	Published - 1997

Keywords

Kerr ellipticity
Magneto-optical effect
Overlayer
Thin films
Wedge

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics

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