Modification of Magnetic Properties of Pt/Co/Pt Films by Ga^{+} Ion Irradiation: Focused versus Uniform Irradiation

• Authors: I. Sveklo , P. Mazalski , J. Jaworowicz , J. Jamet , N. Vernier , A. Mougin , J. Ferré , M. Kisielewski , V. Zablotskii , E. Bourhis , J. Gierak , K. Postava , J. Fassbender , J. Kanak , A. Maziewski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

30 keV Ga^{+} irradiation-induced changes of magnetic and magneto-optical properties of sputtered Pt/Co/Pt ultrathin trilayers films have been studied as a function of the ion fluence. Out-of-plane magnetic anisotropy states with enhanced magneto-optical effects were evidenced for specific values of cobalt thickness and irradiation fluence. Results obtained after uniform or quasi-uniform focused ion beam irradiation on either out-of-plane or in-plane magnetized sputtered pristine trilayers are compared. Similar irradiation-induced magnetic changes are evidenced in quasi-uniformly focused ion beam or uniformly irradiated films, grown either by sputtering or molecular beam epitaxy. We discuss on plausible common mechanisms underlying the observed effects.

Keywords

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ultrathin films; ion irradiation; magnetic hysteresis; magnetic anisotropy; magneto-optic Kerr effect

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 133
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 1215-1226

Dates

published

2018-05

received

2017-07-04

(unknown)

2018-02-16

Contributors

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I. Sveklo

• Faculty of Physics, University of Białystok, K. Ciołkowskiego 1L, 15-245 Białystok, Poland

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P. Mazalski

• Faculty of Physics, University of Białystok, K. Ciołkowskiego 1L, 15-245 Białystok, Poland
• Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239 Krakow, Poland

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J. Jaworowicz

• Faculty of Physics, University of Białystok, K. Ciołkowskiego 1L, 15-245 Białystok, Poland
• Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS UMR 8502, F-91405 Orsay Cedex, France

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J. Jamet

• Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS UMR 8502, F-91405 Orsay Cedex, France

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N. Vernier

• Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS UMR 8502, F-91405 Orsay Cedex, France

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A. Mougin

• Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS UMR 8502, F-91405 Orsay Cedex, France

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J. Ferré

• Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS UMR 8502, F-91405 Orsay Cedex, France

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M. Kisielewski

• Faculty of Physics, University of Białystok, K. Ciołkowskiego 1L, 15-245 Białystok, Poland

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V. Zablotskii

• Faculty of Physics, University of Białystok, K. Ciołkowskiego 1L, 15-245 Białystok, Poland
• Institute of Physics CAS, Prague, 18221, Czech Republic

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E. Bourhis

• Laboratoire de Photonique et de Nanostructures, CNRS UPR 20, Marcoussis, F-91460, France

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J. Gierak

• Laboratoire de Photonique et de Nanostructures, CNRS UPR 20, Marcoussis, F-91460, France

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K. Postava

• IT4Innovations and Nanotechnology Centre, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17 Listopadu 15, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

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J. Fassbender

• Helmoltz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 01328 Dresden, Germany

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J. Kanak

• Department of Electronics, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

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A. Maziewski

• Faculty of Physics, University of Białystok, K. Ciołkowskiego 1L, 15-245 Białystok, Poland

Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.133.1215