MAGNETIC CIRCULAR-DICHROISM OF FEXCO1-X SINGLE-CRYSTAL THIN-FILMS

Authors
IDZERDA YU GUTIERREZ CJ TJENG LH LIN HJ MEIGS G CHEN CT
Citation
Yu. Idzerda et al., MAGNETIC CIRCULAR-DICHROISM OF FEXCO1-X SINGLE-CRYSTAL THIN-FILMS, Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials, 127(1-2), 1993, pp. 109-114
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science","Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
03048853
Volume
127
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
109 - 114
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-8853(1993)127:1-2<109:MCOFST>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Soft X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (SXMCD) of the L2 and L3 edges of Fe and Co is used to independently determine magnetic information f or single-crystal FexCo1-x alloy thin films (0 less-than-or-equal-to x less-than-or-equal-to 1) grown on ZnSe(001). The SXMCD L3 to L2 relat ive intensity of the Fe-Co alloy sytem is found to rise monotonically with reducing atomic concentration for both the Co and Fe, indicating an increase in the orbital to spin moment contribution at the dilute l imits. This suggests that the orbital moment may play a significant ro le in the magnetism of transition metal alloy systems.