Gibson, U.J., Holiday, L.F., Allwood, D.A. et al. (2 more authors) (2007) Enhanced longitudinal magnetooptic Kerr effect contrast in nanomagnetic structures. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 43 (6). pp. 2740-2742. ISSN 0018-9464
Abstract
We report on enhanced longitudinal magnetooptic Kerr effect signal contrast in thin-film nanomagnetic disks with in-plane magnetization when combined with dielectric layers that provide impedance matching to the structure and the underlying substrate. Kerr signals can increase by a factor of three, while substrate reflectance is almost completely suppressed. This leads to an increase in Kerr ellipticity relative to the background intensity and a subsequent improvement in the measured signal-to-noise ratio. Measurements using a beam focused on opaque 400-nm Ni disks yield contrast improvements of a factor of 8. Arrays of nanodisks demonstrate more complex behavior due to diffraction effects.
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > University of Sheffield Research Centres and Institutes > Centre for Nanoscience and Technology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Sherpa Assistant |
Date Deposited: | 14 Sep 2007 15:39 |
Last Modified: | 06 Jun 2014 20:20 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.2007.894003 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IEEE |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1109/TMAG.2007.894003 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:3366 |