Magnetic and magneto-optic study of a layered Co/Pt-Dysprosium-iron-garnet system

J.M. Meldrim, R.D. Kirby, M.J. DeVries, J.A. Woollam, D.J. Sellmyer
1998 IEEE transactions on magnetics  
We have studied the effects of placing Co/Pt multilayers on dysprosium-iron-garnet doped with bismuth and aluminum. The garnet was deposited by RF-magnetron sputtering and crystallized by rapid thermal annealing. The Co/Pt multilayers were then deposited by DC-magnetron sputtering. The garnet thickness was held constant at lOOOA while the ColPt multilayer had the form of [3ACo/9APt], with n ranging from 1 to 16. Coercivities of the samples ranged from about 300 to 2000 Oe. Kerr rotations were
more » ... high as 1.8" and ellipticities up to 2" depending upon the wavelength of light and the number of Co/Pt bilayers. Magneto-optic signal figures of merit are determined for several of these composite systems.
doi:10.1109/20.706767 fatcat:keyfxsp7nngeth6lrxj5peflby