Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9834676 | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We used Brillouin light scattering and magneto-optical Kerr effect measurements to study the magnetic properties of ultra-thin 1.5Â nm Fe layers undergoing various annealing and high temperature growth processes on GaAs(0Â 0Â 1). We found that the thermal processing has a profound effect on the form and magnitude of the magnetic anisotropy and value of the coercivity. In addition, in situ scanning tunneling microscopy revealed that high temperature post-deposition annealing results in the formation of rectangular pits, while high temperature growth results in a rough faceted microstructure.
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Authors
Justin M. Shaw, Charles M. Falco,