Surface plasmon resonance and magneto-optical enhancement on Au-Co nanocomposite thin films

被引：37

作者：

Yang, K. ^{[1
]}

Clavero, C. ^{[1
]}

Skuza, J. R. ^{[2
]}

Varela, M. ^{[3
]}

Lukaszew, R. A. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Coll William & Mary, Dept Appl Sci, Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA

[2] Coll William & Mary, Dept Phys, Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA

[3] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Div Mat Sci & Technol, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS | 2010年 / 107卷 / 10期

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D O I：

10.1063/1.3428470

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

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摘要：

We present our investigations on the enhancement of magneto-optical (MO) effects in nanocomposite Au-Co thin films. All the samples in this study were obtained by cosputter deposition varying the relative Au:Co composition and the growth temperature. A strong enhancement of the transverse MO activity is observed when surface plasmons are excited in the Kretschmann configuration. The correlation between the nanocomposite films' microstructure, morphology, composition, and their optical response under surface plasmon resonance excitation and their MO enhancement is discussed. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3428470]

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