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Title: Structure and magneto-optical properties of epitaxial PtMnSb(001) on W(001)/MgO(001)

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.113262· OSTI ID:6768744
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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-2205 (United States)

The growth of high-quality, sputter-deposited epitaxial PtMnSb(001) on W(001)/MgO(001) is described. X-ray diffraction results indicate that PtMnSb grows unrotated on the W seed layer with a modest in-plane tensile strain. Polar magneto-optic Kerr effect measurements show a peak rotation of 1.02[degree] at 575 nm. In-plane magnetization is observed, indicating that the level of strain in the film is insufficient to induce perpendicular magnetization.

OSTI ID:
6768744
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters; (United States), Vol. 66:10; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English