Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 39, Issue 8, 0824001(2019)

Kerr Effect for Orderly Corrugated Magnetic Quadrilayer Thin Film

Shaoyin Zhang* and Shutao Ai
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  • Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, Shandong 276005, China
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    The one-dimensional orderly nano-corrugation of magnetic quadrilayer thin film was fabricated by means of interference lithography (IL) and magnetron sputtering techniques. Scanning probe microscope (SPM) was used to characterize morphologies of the samples. The magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) and optical parameters measurement were performed with a homemade MOKE system and ellipsometry (ELLIP-A), respectively. The experimental results show that the magneto-optical Kerr signal of the nanostructure is significantly enhanced, the Kerr peak is connected with the stripe width and the thickness of intermediate HfO2 layer, and the magneto-optical properties of the corrugated magnetic thin film can be tuned by the thickness of the intermediate HfO2 layer. Furthermore, the enhancement of transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect is observed. The theoretical calculations show that the magneto-optical Kerr enhancement of the system can be manipulated significantly by the coupling between plasmon resonance and cavity effect.

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optics at Surfaces

    Received: Mar. 19, 2019

    Accepted: Apr. 22, 2019

    Published Online: Aug. 7, 2019

    The Author Email: Zhang Shaoyin (shaoyinzhang@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS201939.0824001

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