INTERFACE MAGNETISM AND POSSIBLE QUANTUM-WELL OSCILLATIONS IN ULTRATHIN CO/CU FILMS OBSERVED BY MAGNETIZATION INDUCED 2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION

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WIERENGA, HA [1 ]
DEJONG, W [1 ]
PRINS, MWJ [1 ]
RASING, T [1 ]
VOLLMER, R [1 ]
KIRILYUK, A [1 ]
SCHWABE, H [1 ]
KIRSCHNER, J [1 ]
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[1] MAX PLANCK INST MIKROSTRUKTURPHYS,D-06120 HALLE,GERMANY
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.1462
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O4 [物理学];
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fcc Co on Cu(001) and multilayers of Cu/Co/Cu(001) are studied by magnetization induced SHG (MSHG) in combination with linear Kerr measurements, for thicknesses between 1 and 20 monolayers (ML). Interface sensitivity of MSHG is demonstrated by its Co thickness dependency. Aside from a weak modulation, the MSHG signal from Co/Cu is nearly constant for thicknesses between 6 and 20 ML. Very strong oscillations in the MSHG signal are found for the Cu/Co/Cu system as a function of the thickness of the Cu coverlayer, which are possibly related to quantum well states in these thin Cu films. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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