Title :
Anomalous magneto-optical Kerr effect in 1-80 nm Fe21Ni79 films
Author :
Talmadge, J.M. ; Gao, J. ; Riley, M.P. ; Roth, R.J. ; Kim, S.-O. ; Eden, J.G. ; Pudonin, F.A. ; Nikov, I. V Mel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
The magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) has been observed and characterized in 1-80 nm thick Fe21Ni79 films deposited onto Si(100). Quantum behavior is observed for films less than 6 nm thick.
Keywords :
Kerr magneto-optical effect; iron alloys; magnetic thin films; nickel alloys; 1 to 80 nm; Fe21Ni79; Fe21Ni79 films; Si; Si(100); magneto-optical Kerr effect; quantum behavior; Iron; Kerr effect; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Magnetic films; Magnetization; Magnetooptic effects; Optical films; Optical polarization; Thickness measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363106