DIRECT COMPARISON OF NONLINEAR AND LINEAR KERR-EFFECT MEASUREMENTS ON THIN CO FILMS ON CU(001)

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VOLLMER, R [1 ]
KIRILYUK, A [1 ]
SCHWABE, H [1 ]
KIRSCHNER, J [1 ]
WIERENGA, HA [1 ]
DEJONG, W [1 ]
RASING, T [1 ]
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[1] CATHOLIC UNIV NIJMEGEN,MAT RES INST,6525 ED NIJMEGEN,NETHERLANDS
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10.1016/0304-8853(95)00244-8
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It is shown that magnetization-induced second harmonic generation (SHG) is a powerful tool for investigating surfaces and buried interfaces. The source of the SHG is bound to the interface within a region of less than 2 monolayers. Changes in the electronic structure of the Co and especially the Cu-covered Co films as a function of the Co/Cu film thickness are observed.
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