Magneto-optical measurements of magnetization reversal in nanometer scale sputtered Fe thin films

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 8-20

  Postava, K ^b   Bobo, J F ^c   Ortega, M D ^a   Raquet, B ^a   Jaffres, H ^a   Snoeck, E ^d   Goiran, M ^a   Fert, A R ^a   Redoules, J P ^a   Pistora J ^b   Ousset, J C ^a  

^a INSA   (France)

^b VSB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUT JEAN LAMOUR   (France)

^d CEMES CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Kerr effect; Magnetization reversal; Magneto optics; Sputtering thin film; Thin films iron

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; IRON; MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SPUTTERING; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS;

MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL;

MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 0030261301     PISSN: 03048853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-8853(96)00292-2     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. J.M. Florczak and E. Dan Dahlberg, Phys. Rev. B 44 (1991) 9338.
2. Z.J. Yang and M.R. Schenfein, J. Appl. Phys. 74 (1993) 6810.
3. O. Durand, J.R. Childress, P. Galtier, R. Bisaro and A. Schuhl, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 145 (1993) 111.
4. J.M. Florczak and E. Dan Dahlberg, J. Appl. Phys. 67 (1990) 7520.
5. C. Daboo, J.A.C. Bland, R.J. Hicken, A.J.R. Ives and M.J. Baird, Phys. Rev. B 47 (1993) 11852.
6. J-F. Bobo, B. Baylac, L. Hennet, O. Lenoble, M. Piecuch, B. Raquet and J.C. Ousset, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 121 (1993) 291.
7. M. Piecuch and L. Nevot, in: Metallic Multilayers, eds. A. Chamberod and J. Hilairet, Mater. Sci. Forum 59/60 (1990) 93.
8. see, for instance, K. Hara, M. Kamiya, T. Hashimoto, K. Okamoto and H. Fujiwara, Thin Solid Films 158 (1988) 239;
9. N.G. Nakhodkin and A.I. Shaldervan, Thin Solid Films 10 (1972) 109.
10. N. Nawate, H. Kiriake and S. Honda, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 121 (1993) 144.
11. M. Jimbo, T. Nakamachi, S. Tsunashima and S. Uchiyama, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 126 (1993) 337.
12. P. Yeh, Surf. Sci. 96 (1980) 41.
13. Š. Višňovský, Czech. J. Phys. B 36 (1986) 625.
14. Š. Višňovský, Czech. J. Phys. B 36 (1986) 834.
15. Š. Višňovský, Czech. J. Phys. B 36 (1986) 1049.
16. C.C. Robinson, J. Opt. Soc. Am. 53 (1963) 681.
17. R.M.A. Azzam and N.M. Bashara, in: Ellipsometry and Polarized Light (North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1977) chapt. 2.
18. R. Carey and B.W.J. Thomas, J. Phys. D 7 (1974) 2362.
19. D.F. Edwards, in: Handbook of Optical Constants of Solids, ed. E.D. Palik (Academic Press, Orlando, 1985).
20. see, for instance, E.C. Stoner and E.P. Wohlfarth, Trans. Philos. R. Soc. (London) 240A (1948) 599; B. Dieny, J.P. Gavigan and J.P. Rebouillat, J. Phys. Condensed Matter 2 (1990) 159; Z.J. Yang, S.D. Healy, K.R. Heim, J.S. Drucker, G.G. Hembree and M.R. Scheinfein, J. Appl. Phys. 75 (1994) 5589.
21. see, for instance, E.C. Stoner and E.P. Wohlfarth, Trans. Philos. R. Soc. (London) 240A (1948) 599; B. Dieny, J.P. Gavigan and J.P. Rebouillat, J. Phys. Condensed Matter 2 (1990) 159; Z.J. Yang, S.D. Healy, K.R. Heim, J.S. Drucker, G.G. Hembree and M.R. Scheinfein, J. Appl. Phys. 75 (1994) 5589.
22. see, for instance, E.C. Stoner and E.P. Wohlfarth, Trans. Philos. R. Soc. (London) 240A (1948) 599; B. Dieny, J.P. Gavigan and J.P. Rebouillat, J. Phys. Condensed Matter 2 (1990) 159; Z.J. Yang, S.D. Healy, K.R. Heim, J.S. Drucker, G.G. Hembree and M.R. Scheinfein, J. Appl. Phys. 75 (1994) 5589.
23. P. Bruno, G. Bayreuther, P. Beauvillain, C. Chappert, G. Lugert, D. Renard, J.P. Renard and J. Seiden, J. Appl. Phys. 68 (1990) 5759.
24. B. Raquet, M.D. Ortega, M. Goiran, A.R. Fert, J.P. Redoules, R. Mamy, J.C. Ousset, A. Sdaq and A. Khmou, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 150 (1995) L5.
25. P. Gaunt, Philos. Mag. B 45 (1983) 261.
26. A. Kirilyuk, Ph.D. thesis, Orsay, 1993.
27. J. Ferré, private communication.