Interface effects on magnetic and magneto-optical properties of TbFeCo/Pt multilayers

Authors
Itoh, Y Van Drent, W Birukawa, M Sato, K Suzuki, T
Citation
Y. Itoh et al., Interface effects on magnetic and magneto-optical properties of TbFeCo/Pt multilayers, IEEE MAGNET, 37(4), 2001, pp. 1419-1421
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS
ISSN journal
00189464 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Part
1
Pages
1419 - 1421
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9464(200107)37:4<1419:IEOMAM>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The present paper discusses the interfacial structure and the effect on the magnetic and magneto-optical properties in TbFeCo/Pt multilayer films, in contrast with Fe/Pt multilayers. Both the magnetic and magneto-optical prop erties are well explained when an interfacial region very similar to an Fe- Pt alloy is assumed. Low angle X-ray diffraction analyses reveal that the F e-Pt alloy-like interfacial regions are formed mainly on top of TbFeCo laye rs, but little on Pt layers. w sigma (xy) spectra indicate that polarizatio n of Pt in the interfacial region is different from that in Fe/Pt multilaye rs.