(PT CO/PT)/X MULTILAYER FILMS WITH HIGH KERR ROTATIONS AND LARGE PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC ANISOTROPIES/

Authors
BERTERO GA SINCLAIR R
Citation
Ga. Bertero et R. Sinclair, (PT CO/PT)/X MULTILAYER FILMS WITH HIGH KERR ROTATIONS AND LARGE PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC ANISOTROPIES/, Applied physics letters, 64(24), 1994, pp. 3337-3339
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
64
Issue
24
Year of publication
1994
Pages
3337 - 3339
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1994)64:24<3337:(CMFWH>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
We have sputter-deposited a series of (Pt/Co/Pt)/X multilayer structur es with X=Pd,Ag,Cu displaying large Kerr rotations with improved perpe ndicular anisotropy and magnetic coercivity compared to the correspond ing Co/X multilayers. In particular, Ar-sputtered (Pt/Co/Pt)/Pd multil ayers, with the Pt layer thicknesses corresponding to one atomic monol ayer, present Kerr rotations of the order of 0.26-degrees, perpendicul ar anisotropy energies of 33 x 10(6) ergs/cc (Co) or better, and magne tic coercivities as high as 8 kOe.