STRUCTURE AND MAGNETIC STRUCTURE AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF ULTRA-THIN PROPERTIES OF ULTRA-THIN MAGNETIC LAYERS MAGNETIC LAYERS This work supported by ONR/DARPA N00014-02-01-06 Justin M. Shaw Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson epartment of Physics and Astronomy, Arizona State University, Tempe Sungkyun Park Los Alamos National Laboratory Sukmock Lee Department of Physics, Inha University, Inchon, 402-751, Korea Charles M. Falco Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson
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STRUCTURE AND MAGNETIC STRUCTURE AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF ULTRA-THIN PROPERTIES OF ULTRA-THIN
MAGNETIC LAYERSMAGNETIC LAYERS
This work supported by ONR/DARPA N00014-02-01-0627
Justin M. ShawOptical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Arizona State University, Tempe
Sungkyun ParkLos Alamos National Laboratory
Sukmock LeeDepartment of Physics, Inha University, Inchon, 402-751, Korea
Charles M. FalcoOptical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson
Outline of TalkOutline of Talk
• Introduction and Motivation;
• Sample Growth
•Annealed Fe layers on GaAs(001);
• Description of Spin-waves and Brillouin Light
Scattering (BLS);
• Results;
• Summary.
Introduction and MotivationIntroduction and Motivation
•Why Fe LAYERS ON GaAs?
• Spin injection has been demonstrated in Fe on GaAs;
• High quality BCC Fe layers can be easily grown on GaAs aFe/aGaAs = 1/2 (1.4% mismatch);
• These properties make Fe on GaAs(001) a candidate for FM metal-semiconductor contacts in spintronic devices;
Spintronics: What and Why?Spintronics: What and Why?
We want to exploit the spin degree of freedom in electrons.
Simple ‘Spin-Valve’spin injection “valve”
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CurrentOut
CURRENT
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• Lower power;
• Higher speeds;
• Non-Volatile Memory;
• Quantum
Computing;
Spin is a quantum state.
Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE)
Growth Pbase= 4 x 10–11 TorrAnalysis Pbase= 3 x 10–11 Torr
Sample GrowthSample Growth
•SUBSTRATE PREPARATION;
•1 keV Ar+ at 600 °C;
•Streaky 4×6 surface;
•Fe DEPOSITION (15 Å);•Knudsen cell (0.088 Å/s);
•Tsubstrate = 30–35 °C;• ANNEALED (150–350 °C for 10