MAGNETO-OPTICAL KERR SPECTRA FOR AMORPHOUS RE-Co ALLOY FILMS

비정질 RE-Co 합금막의 자기광학 스펙트럼

  • Y. J. Choe ;
  • S. Tsunashima (Dept. of Electrical Eng,. Nagoya Univ.,) ;
  • S. Uchiyama (Dept. of Electrical Eng,. Nagoya Univ.,)
  • Published : 1994.04.01

Abstract

The magneto-optical Kerr spectra(${\lambda}=250~700nm$) of amorphous RE-Co(RE=Ce, Nd, Pr, Gd, Tb, Er, Ho) are compared with those of Y-Co films. It has been found that the Kerr rotation of RE-Co is mainly due to Co in the long wavelength region, whereas at short wavelength Ce, Pr, Nd, and Gd contribute positively, and Tb, Ho, and Er contribute negatively to the Kerr rotation of RE-Co amorphous films. In the interesting energy region(1.5~5.0 eV), the magneto-optical contribution of Pr and Nd are thought to be related with $4f{\uparrow}->5d{\uparrow}$ interband transition, and the contribution of Ce and Gd might be concerned with d->p interband transition. The magneto-optical effect of Tb in the short wavelength region might be related with $4f{\downarrow}->5d{\downarrow}$ and/or $5d{\downarrow}->4f{\downarrow}$, and that of Ho and Er can be explained by $4f{\downarrow}->5d{\downarrow}$ magneto-optical interband transition.

비정질 RE-Co(RE=Ce, Nd, Pr, Gd, Tb, Er, Ho) 합금막의 자기광학 스펙트럼(${\lambda}=250~700nm$)을 Y-Co의 그것과 비교하여 RE 부격자에 의한 자기광학효과를 추정하였다. RE에 의한 자기광학효과는 단파장 영역에서 크게 기여하는 것으로 나타났으며, Ce, Pr, Nd 및 Gd은 Co의 자기광학효과에 더해지는 방향으로 일어나고, Tb, Ho 및 Er은 Co와 반대방향으로 일어난다. 자기광학 천이 모델에 의하면, Pr과 Nd은 $4f{\uparrow}->5d{\uparrow}$, Ce과 Gd은 d->p, Tb은 $4f{\downarrow}->5d{\downarrow}$ 또는 $5d{\downarrow}->4f{\downarrow}$ 그리고 Ho과 Er은 $4f{\downarrow}->5d{\downarrow}$ 밴드간 천이에 의한 것으로 각각의 자기광학횬과를 설명할 수 있다.

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