Magnetic dead layers in La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 thin films probed by X-ray magnetic circular dichroism in reflection

Details Magnetic dead layers in La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 thin films probed by X-ray magnetic circular dichroism in reflection Magnetic dead layers in La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 thin films probed by X-ray magnetic circular dichroism in reflection

2007-06-06

arxiv.org/abs/0706.0821v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

29 pages, 3 tables and 5 figures. submitted

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Surface magnetic properties of perovskite manganites have been a recurrent topic during last years since they play a major role in the implementation of magnetoelectronic devices. Magneto-optical techniques, such as X-ray magnetic circular dichroism, turn out to be a very efficient tool to study surface magnetism due to their sensitivity to magnetic and chemical variations across the sample depth. Nevertheless, the application of the sum rules for the determination of the spin magnetic moment might lead to uncertainties as large as 40% in case of Mn ions. To overcome this problem we present an alternative approach consisting of using X-ray magnetic circular dichroism in reflection geometry. Fit of the data by using a computer code based in a 4X4 matrix formalism leads to realistic results. In particular, we show that surface and interface roughness are of major relevance for a proper description of the experimental data and a correct interpretation of the results. By using such an approach we demonstrate the presence of a narrow surface region with strongly depressed magnetic properties in La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 thin films.

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