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Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
April 1996
Abstract
In this work we have prepared thin films of the ternary alloy MnxPt1–x–yZny by magnetron sputtering onto quartz substrates. We have found a wide range of compositions which are strongly ferromagnetic at room temperature. A transition from a cubic to tetragonal phase with decreasing Pt content is confirmed by x-ray diffraction. X-ray diffraction measurements also show a strong (001) reflection consistent with long range order along the c axis for the tetragonal phase. These films show large complex Kerr rotations (up to 0.7°) in the visible spectrum. This combined with their anisotropic structure suggests that they may be suitable for magneto-optic data storage applications.
Comments
Published in Journal of Applied Physics, 79:8 (15 April 1996), 6206-6208. DOI: 10.1063/1.362699
Copyright © 1996 The American Institute of Physics. Used by permission.
Journal website = http://jap.aip.org/