Thickness Dependent Magnetic Properties of Polycrystalline Nickel Thin Films

• Authors: U. Parlak , M. Aköz , S. Tokdemir Öztürk , M. Erkovan
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Magnetization directions of ferromagnetic ultra-thin films can be altered by increasing the thickness. The transition between in-plane and out-of-plane axes is induced by the competition among the magnetostatic, magnetocrystalline and magnetoelastic anisotropy energies. Such an effect has attracted more interest recently, due to the applications in magneto-optical recording technologies. In this study, we have investigated by magneto-optical Kerr effect the magnetization properties of magnetron sputtered nickel thin films.

Keywords

EN

75.70.Ak; 75.30.Gw

Discipline

• 75.70.Ak: Magnetic properties of monolayers and thin films
• 75.30.Gw: Magnetic anisotropy

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 127
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 995-997

Dates

published

2015-04

Contributors

author

U. Parlak

• Peter Grünberg Institut, Electronic Properties (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany

author

M. Aköz

• Gebze Technical University, Department of Physics, 41400, Kocaeli, Turkey

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S. Tokdemir Öztürk

• Gebze Technical University, Department of Physics, 41400, Kocaeli, Turkey

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M. Erkovan

• Sakarya University, Department of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, 54187, Sakarya, Turkey

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.127.995