Magnetic circular dichroism measurement of Co films on Pd(111) substrate

  • Kwanghyun Cho (Natural Science Research Institute, Yonsei University) ;
  • C. C. Whang (Natural Science Research Institute, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Wookje (Department of Physics and Center for strongly correlated Material Research Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Wondong (Department of Physics and Center for strongly correlated Material Research Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, H.-J. (Department of Physics and Center for strongly correlated Material Research Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Young (Department of Physics and Center for strongly correlated Material Research Seoul National University) ;
  • Hoon Koh (Department of Physics and Center for strongly correlated Material Research Seoul National University) ;
  • S.-J Oh (Department of Physics and Center for strongly correlated Material Research Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, J.-H. (Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology)
  • Published : 2001.12.01

Abstract

We measured x-ray magnetic circular dichroism of Co films on Pd(111) surface with and without Pd capping layer at the Co L$_2$,$_3$ edges. Perpendicular magnetization and orbital-moment enhancement are induced by the capping layer. The increase of perpendicular magnetic anisotropy induced by capping layer is considered to result from the increase of surface anisotropy due to the hybridization at the surface.

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