Effect of oxygen exposure on the magnetic properties of ultrathin Co/Ge(1 1 1) films

J. S. Tsay; H. W. Chang; Y. L. Chiou; K. T. Huang; W. Y. Chan; Y. D. Yao

doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.01.182

Effect of oxygen exposure on the magnetic properties of ultrathin Co/Ge(1 1 1) films

J. S. Tsay, H. W. Chang, Y. L. Chiou, K. T. Huang, W. Y. Chan, Y. D. Yao

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Influences of oxygen exposure on the magnetic properties of Co/Ge(1 1 1) ultrathin films have been investigated by surface magneto-optic Kerr effect technique. As the oxygen exposure increases on Co/Ge(1 1 1) films, their magnetic properties could be modified. As an example for 15 ML Co/Ge(1 1 1) films, the coercivity increases from 730 to 920 Oe and the remanence Kerr intensity is reduced for 500 Langmuir (L) of oxygen exposure. Corresponding compositions analyzed by Auger electron spectroscopy measurement shows that the amount of oxygen on the surface layers increases with increasing the oxygen exposure time. Oxygen distributes on the topmost layers of the film. The adsorbed oxygen influences the electronic density of states of Co and results in the changes of the magnetic properties. Besides, the appearance of O/Co/Ge interface could modify the stress anisotropy, and as a result the coercivity of ultrathin Co/Ge(1 1 1) film is enhanced.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e68-e70
Journal	Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Volume	304
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.01.182
Publication status	Published - 2006 Sep

Keywords

Cobalt
Germanium
Oxygen exposure
Surface magneto-optic Kerr effect
Ultrathin films

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics

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