ENHANCED MAGNETOOPTIC KERR ROTATION IN EPITAXIAL PTFE(001) AND PTCO(001) THIN-FILMS

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LAIRSON, BM
CLEMENS, BM
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[1] Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford
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10.1063/1.110768
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We observe changes in the magneto-optic Kerr rotations of Pt-Fe and Pt-Co alloys associated with the formation of the uniaxial CuAu(I) crystal structure. In particular, we report the observation of up to 60% enhancement at 2.0 eV in the magneto-optic Kerr rotation for the ordered, epitaxial PtFe intermetallic alloy . over that of the random equiatomic face-centered-cubic alloy. This enhancement is wavelength dependent, with a peak in the visible at 2.0 eV. A similar enhancement, but of smaller magnitude, is observed for unoriented CuAu(I) PtFe0.5Co0.5.
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