Structure and magneto-optical properties of epitaxial PtMnSb(001) on W(001)/MgO(001)

6 March 1995

journal article
conference paper
Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters

Vol. 66 (10) , 1279-1281
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.113262

Abstract

The growth of high-quality, sputter-deposited epitaxial PtMnSb(001) on W(001)/MgO(001) is described. X-ray diffraction results indicate that PtMnSb grows unrotated on the W seed layer with a modest in-plane tensile strain. Polar magneto-optic Kerr effect measurements show a peak rotation of 1.02° at 575 nm. In-plane magnetization is observed, indicating that the level of strain in the film is insufficient to induce perpendicular magnetization.

Keywords

PLATINUM ALLOYS
MANGANESE ALLOYS
ANTIMONY ALLOYS
TERNARY ALLOY SYSTEMS
MAGNETO−OPTICAL EFFECTS
KERR EFFECT
MAGNETIZATION
EPITAXY
FILMS
STRAINS
MAGNETOSTRICTION
X−RAY DIFFRACTION

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