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Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect in Multiferroic Nanostructures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Matthew T. Corbo ,
Florian Straub ,
Haimei Zheng ,
Maria de la Paz Cruz  and
Yuri Suzuki
Matthew T. Corbo
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of California, Berkeley, Materials Science & Engineering Dept., 190 Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg., Berkeley, CA, 94720, United States, 925-324-7330
Florian Straub
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of California, Berkeley, Materials Science & Engineering, Berkeley, CA, 94720, United States
Haimei Zheng
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of California, Berkeley, Materials Science & Engineering, Berkeley, CA, 94720, United States
Maria de la Paz Cruz
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of California, Berkeley, Materials Science & Engineering, Berkeley, CA, 94720, United States
Yuri Suzuki
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of California, Berkeley, Materials Science & Engineering, Berkeley, CA, 94720, United States
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Abstract

We report the study of the magneto-optical properties of composite multiferroic thin films composed of CoFe2O4 nanopillars embedded in a BiFeO3 matrix. The magneto-optical Kerr rotation and Kerr ellipticity in these films have been measured and are in good agreement with magnetization measurements. The Kerr signal has been studied as a function of film composition and nanopillar diameter confirming that the magneto-optical signal is due solely to the CoFe2O4 nanopillars.

Keywords

magnetoopticthin filmmagnetic properties
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 966: Symposium T – Ferroelectrics and Multiferroics , 2006 , 0966-T14-02
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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