Magneto-optical characteristics of SiN/GdFe films

Z. C. Shen; S. Y. Wang; J. Li; H. Y. Li; Q. Y. Jin; R. J. Zhang; S. M. Zhou; L. Y. Chen

doi:10.1063/1.1336562

Magneto-optical characteristics of SiN/GdFe films

Z. C. Shen^*
, S. Y. Wang
, J. Li
, H. Y. Li
, Q. Y. Jin
, R. J. Zhang
, S. M. Zhou
, L. Y. Chen

^*Corresponding author for this work

Fudan University

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The magneto-optical and optical properties of GdFe single layer films, which are covered with a thin Si₃N₄ layer, were studied in the visible wavelength region. A Kerr rotation peak and a reflectivity drop were observed near 4.1 eV in GdFe alloyed films and attributed to the Gd element. Compared with the single thick GdFe film, the Kerr effect of SiN/GdFe bilayers was enhanced, due to the optical interference between Si₃N₄ and GdFe. The Kerr rotation of GdFe films showed a nonlinear function of the compositions in the whole measured wavelength range. Magneto-optical measurements directly evidence the spin-flip in the GdFe films as the Gd content increased from 20.7 to 24.2 at. %, which showed advantages over conventional magnetometry.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3744-3747
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Applied Physics
Volume	89
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1336562
State	Published - 1 Apr 2001
Externally published	Yes

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