THE MAGNETOOPTICAL QUANTUM-SIZE EFFECT OF ULTRA-THIN EPITAXIAL FE FILMS

Authors
SUZUKI Y GEERTS W KATAYAMA T
Citation
Y. Suzuki et al., THE MAGNETOOPTICAL QUANTUM-SIZE EFFECT OF ULTRA-THIN EPITAXIAL FE FILMS, Optoelectronics, 10(2), 1995, pp. 269-278
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Optoelectronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
09125434
Volume
10
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
269 - 278
Database
ISI
SICI code
0912-5434(1995)10:2<269:TMQEOU>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Recent progress of our studies on the magneto-optical (MO) properties of ultra-thin epitaxial magnetic films is reported. The MO effect, whi ch is used to read magnetic memory dots on MO recording disks, can be enhanced by the quantum size effect in magnetic ultra-thin films. This is due to a singularity of the density of states related to the forma tion of quantum well states in the ferromagnetic ultra-thin films.