Title :
Magneto-optical Kerr effect of UFe10Si2
Author :
Brandle, H. ; Schoenes, J. ; Hulliger, F. ; Reim, W.
Author_Institution :
Lab. fuer Festkorperphysik, ETH-Zurich, Switzerland
fDate :
9/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The optical reflectivity between 0.03 and 12.0 eV and the magnetooptical polar Kerr effect between 0.6 and 4.8 eV have been measured on a polycrystalline sample of UFe10Si2. A maximum Kerr rotation of -0.55° at 0.75 eV, a value comparable to the maximum Kerr rotation of pure Fe, was observed. This Kerr rotation is one of the strongest ever found in a noncubic Fe compound. It is concluded that this material is a candidate for magnetooptical recording
Keywords :
Kerr magneto-optical effect; ferromagnetic properties of substances; iron alloys; magneto-optical recording; magnetoreflectance; silicon alloys; ultraviolet spectra of inorganic solids; uranium alloys; visible spectra of inorganic solids; 0.03 to 12 eV; UFe10Si2; magnetooptical polar Kerr effect; magnetooptical recording; maximum Kerr rotation; optical reflectivity; polycrystalline sample; Iron; Kerr effect; Laboratories; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic materials; Magnetization; Magnetooptic effects; Nonlinear optics; Optical recording; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
