Misfit Strain Induced Reflection of Light from Magnetic-Nonmagnetic Interfaces

  • N. N. Dadoenkova (Donetsk Physical & Technical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) ;
  • I. L. Lyubchanskii (Donetsk Physical & Technical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Physical Department and Center for Nanospinics of Spintronic Materials, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Techology) ;
  • M. I. Lyubchanskii (Donetsk Physical & Technical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) ;
  • Th. Rasing (Research Institute for Materials, University of Nijmegen) ;
  • Shin, Sung-Chul (Physical Department and Center for Nanospinics of Spintronic Materials, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Techology)
  • Published : 2000.03.01

Abstract

We have theoretically investigated changes in reflection coefficients induced by misfit strain located near the interface between an iron-yttrium garnet magnetic film and a nonmagnetic gadolinium-gallium garnet substrate in a transverse magneto-optical configuration.

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