MAGNETIC-X-RAY DICHROISM IN THE SPECTROSCOPY OF ULTRATHIN MAGNETIC ALLOY-FILMS

Citation
Jg. Tobin et al., MAGNETIC-X-RAY DICHROISM IN THE SPECTROSCOPY OF ULTRATHIN MAGNETIC ALLOY-FILMS, Journal of vacuum science & technology. B, Microelectronics and nanometer structures processing, measurement and phenomena, 14(4), 1996, pp. 3171-3175
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
ISSN journal
10711023
Volume
14
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
3171 - 3175
Database
ISI
SICI code
1071-1023(1996)14:4<3171:MDITSO>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The magnetic structure of nanoscale alloy films has been probed using the magnetic x-ray Linear dichroism in photoelectron spectroscopy and magnetic x-ray circular dichroism in x-ray absorption spectroscopy. Fe Ni and CoFe epitaxial films were grown on Cu(001), in situ and using M BE techniques. Because soft x-rays were used to probe the 2p and 3p co re levels, both elemental selectivity and magnetic sensitivity were ac hieved simultaneously. Correlation of these magnetic techniques with c ompositional and structural information will be done. Ultimately, from studies such as this a complete determination of the structure-proper ty relationships will be achievable. (C) 1996 American Vacuum Society.