Applied Physics Letters · 1973 · 409 citations · 4 references
Natural SciencesMaterials SciencePhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsMagnetic MaterialsThin FilmsAmorphous MaterialsAmorphous SolidsMagnetic AnisotropyMagneto-optic MaterialsThin Film Optical PropertiesThin-film MaterialsAmorphous Magnetic AlloysAmorphous Magnetic FilmsAmorphous Thin FilmsAnisotropy In Thin FilmsMagneto-optical PropertiesMetallic Thin FilmsSignal-to-noise RatioUniaxial Anisotropy
It has been demonstrated that perpendicular uniaxial anisotropy and compensation points in the vicinity of room temperature can be obtained in amorphous thin films of rare-earth—transition-metal alloys. The magneto-optic properties of these films are reported, and it is shown that a remarkably good signal-to-noise ratio can be obtained in a thermomagnetically written film.
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