The Faraday rotation angle of Ni nanowire arrays: its dependence on photon energy and nanowire size

The magneto-optical properties of Ni nanowire arrays embedded in anodic aluminum oxide templates are studied, for a selection of photon energies, as a function of their diameter and length for the first time. This was achieved by the determination of Stokes parameters of the transmitted light. The magneto-optical response is found to differ considerably from that of the bulk material. At all photon energies studied, a linear association of the Faraday rotation angle with nanowire length has been observed; moreover, a proportional relationship between rotation angle per unit length and nanowire diameter has also been also observed, consistent with our earlier work on Fe and Co nanowires. The relationship between the Faraday rotation angle per unit length with different nanowire diameters and photon energy has been found to exhibit clear spectroscopic structure.     

几何因素对铁磁性纳米线阵列磁滞回线的影响

讨论了铁磁性纳米线磁滞回线的特点及其影响因素，使用蒙特卡洛方法模拟了在周期性边界条件下的磁性纳米线阵列的磁滞回线，研究了纳米线的几何因素对铁磁性纳米线阵列磁滞回线的影响．研究发现，纳米线的直径不均匀程度越大，纳米线阵列磁滞回线的剩余磁化强度越小，饱和磁化强度越大，矫顽力则基本上不受影响；在一定条件下，纳米线长度的增加，则会使纳米线阵列磁滞回线的剩余磁化强度、矫顽力和饱和场强均有所增大，而纳米线长度的不均匀程度则对纳米线阵列的磁滞回线没有明显的影响。     

Magnetooptics of single and microresonator iron-garnet films at low temperatures

We have investigated the low-temperature behavior of the optical and magneto-optical properties of (Bi, Gd, Al)-substituted yttrium iron-garnet films that are either single or microresonator, i.e. sandwiched between two dielectric Bragg mirrors. It was shown that the magneto-optical properties of the microresonators with a magnetic film core are mainly determined by the properties of the constituent magnetic films. Special attention was paid to the compositions possessing magnetic compensation temperatures. The phenomenon of the temperature hysteresis was found and discussed for several samples. This testifies the fact that the magnetic moment reorientation in a magnetic field occurs by the full cycle of the first-order phase transitions “collinear phase – non-collinear phase – collinear phase”. The Faraday hysteresis curves at around magnetic compensation temperatures are demonstrated to be very informative concerning composition of a sample. In particular, the hysteresis curves measured for the magnetic films on the garnet substrates showed bursts that indicates formation of a transition layer.     

掺铋钇铁石榴石磁光陶瓷的热压烧结及其性能研究

钇铁石榴石(Y₃Fe₅O₁₂, YIG)材料因其优异的磁性能和磁光性能在微波通信、激光技术和光纤通讯等领域具有重要应用。离子掺杂是提高YIG材料磁光性能的有效途径之一, 本研究选择离子半径适配的Bi³⁺掺杂改性YIG陶瓷以提高材料的磁光性能。本工作采用固相法热压烧结制备Bi_xY_3-xFe₅O₁₂ (x=0、0.3、0.6、0.9)陶瓷, 并研究Bi³⁺掺杂对YIG陶瓷材料相结构、微观形貌、红外透过性、磁性能以及磁光性能的影响。结果表明: 陶瓷样品均呈石榴石立方相结构; 显微结构致密, Bi³⁺掺杂后晶粒尺寸不同程度增大; 样品红外透过率良好, 随Bi³⁺掺杂量增大而降低; 陶瓷样品的法拉第旋转角随Bi³⁺掺杂量增加呈线性变化, Bi³⁺掺杂量每增加1% (原子分数), 在波长1064 nm和1550 nm处变化量分别约为-49.0 (°)/cm和-30.2 (°)/cm。Bi_0.6Y_2.4Fe₅O₁₂陶瓷样品在1064 nm和1550 nm波长下法拉第旋转角分别达到-703.3 (°)/cm和-461.5 (°)/cm, 绝对值远高于未掺杂YIG陶瓷的277.6 (°)/cm和172.0 (°)/cm。由此可见, 掺杂适量Bi³⁺可以显著增强YIG陶瓷材料的磁光性能。     

用于高性能光隔离器的复合稀土铁石榴石ReYbBiIG单晶材料研究

通过加速旋转坩埚技术和Bi₂O₃/B₂O₃助溶剂生长技术研制新型磁光复合稀土铁石榴石单晶ReYbBiIG(Re:Tb³⁺、Ho³⁺、Y³⁺。从理论上解释了将两种具有相反符号法拉第温度和波长系数的掺铋稀土铁石榴石复合可以显著优化磁光性能,并成功制得具有大磁光优值、低饱和磁化强度、低近红外吸收、极小法拉第温度和波长系数的系列优质磁光单晶(如:Ho_0.85Yb_1.12Bi_1.03Fe₅O₁₂和Tb_2.06Yb_0.46Bi_0.48Fe₅O₁₂等)。研究表明,以新型磁光复合稀土铁石榴石单晶ReYbBiIG作为法拉第转子材料制得的新型光隔离器更适用于WDM光纤通讯系统对宽波段和温度稳定性的要求。     

Magnetic and magnetooptical properties of sputtered Fe5Si3films

Polycrystalline films of Fe5Si3have been prepared by RF sputtering from a sintered target composed of 62.5 at% Fe and 37.5 at% Si. The Faraday rotation and optical absorption were measured for these films in the visible and near infrared. At a wavelength of 6328Å, room-temperature absorption (corrected for reflection) and specific Faraday rotation are 3.7 × 10⁵cm^-1and 1.3 × 10⁵deg/cm, respectively. The rotation decreases with rising temperature and vanishes around 120°C, the Curie temperature of the films. From polar and in-plane hysteresis loop measurements the spontaneous magnetization is found to lie in the film plane. Square hysteresis loops are observed when the external field is applied in the plane of the film, and the in-plane coercive force decreases monotonically with temperature at an average rate of -2 Oe/°C as Tcis approached.     

Study on the structures and magnetic properties of Ni, Co-Al2O3 electrodeposited nanowire arrays

We report on the direct electrodeposition of nickel and cobalt nanowire arrays within the nanopores of ordered porous alumina films prepared by a two-step anodization. SEM and TEM images reveal that the pore arrays are regularly arranged throughout the alumina film. X-ray diffraction and TEM analysis show that the nickel and cobalt nanowires are single crystalline with highly preferential orientation. The aspect ratio of nanowires is over 300. M-H hysteresis loops determined by VSM indicate that the nanowire arrays obtained possess obvious magnetic anisotropy. Because of proper square ratio and coercivity the nanowire arrays of nickel seem to be more suitable candidates for perpendicular magnetic recording medium than those of cobalt.     

Construct hierarchical superhydrophobic silicon surfaces by chemical etching

We present a simple approach for preparing hydrophobic silicon surfaces by constructing silicon nanowire arrays using Ag-assisted chemical etching without low-surface-energy material modification. The static and dynamic wetting properties of the nanostructured surfaces and their dependence on etching conditions were studied. It was revealed that the surface topologies of silicon nanowire arrays and their corresponding wetting properties could be tuned by varying the etching time. Under optimized etching conditions, superhydrophobic surfaces with an apparent contact angle larger than 150 degrees and a sliding angle smaller than 10 degrees were achieved due to the formation of a hierarchical structure. The origin of hydrophobic behavior was discussed based on Wenzel and Cassie models. In addition, the effects of surface modification of Si surface nanostructures on their hydrophobic characteristics were also investigated.     

CEMs and Faraday rotation study of γ-Fe2O3- Fe3O4films obtained by a new pyrolisis technique

Thin film iron oxides prepared by a new pyrolisis technique are studied by means of CEM spectroscopy and Faraday rotation measurements. It is shown that Fe3O4spinel oxides are obtained when the deposition is performed under Ar atmosphere. These spinel-ferrite films present an important magnetization component perpendicular to the film plane. It is also shown that the Fe3O4films are converted to γ-Fe2O3by oxidation in air while retaining a uniaxial magnetic anisotropy. We interpret this induced magnetic anisotropy as arising from a magnetoelastic coupling with the substrate. Faraday rotation hysteresis loops confirm the existence of a strong induced uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in these films.     

Nonlinearity of Faraday loops

Faraday loops traced with an extinction method and magnetization hysteresis loops were compared. When a material consists of a magnetic multidomain, the detected apparent Faraday rotation is not proportional to the net magnetization. In addition to this nonlinearity, light diffraction by domains results in loop deformation. The loop traced with a larger part of diffracted light has more nonlinearity than when it is traced using only the zeroth-order diffracted beam. An extreme case for the nonlinearity of Faraday loop tracing appears when the image of the domains of the material is formed on the photodetector. The nonlinearity increases for a material with a larger Faraday effect while the differential fixed analyzer method gives a loop without nonlinearity. It has been shown that the extinction method for identifying polarization is not helpful for examining the magnetization hysteresis instead of evaluating the magnetization loop itself     

Magneto-optical stokes polarimetry and nanostructured magnetic materials

Stokes parameters fully characterize the polarization state of light in an experimentally accessible manner. Photoelastic modulator (PEM) based Stokes polarimetry offers a very high sensitivity which is particularly suitable for the investigation of the magneto-optical properties of nanostructured magnetic materials. In this paper, we shall describe a robust methodology recently developed by us that utilizes a dual PEM setup. As an example of its application, we report on the magneto-optical characteristics of focused Ga ion beam patterned Fe films. We have investigated Ga ion irradiation of single-layer polycrystalline Fe films deposited on Si3N4 substrates, which allows us to study the effects of ion implantation with minimum added complications. Complemented by structural and other characterization techniques, the absolute measurement of magneto-optical effects through the determination of Stokes parameters has enabled us to effectively separate the various contributions from film thinning due to sputtering, structural modifications and compositional changes caused by Ga incorporation. A comparison is also made between the magneto-optical behavior of patterned thin films and that of anodic aluminum oxide embedded magnetic nanowire arrays.     

Structure, photoluminescence and wettability properties of well arrayed ZnO nanowires grown by hydrothermal method

Well aligned ZnO nanowire arrays with high crystal quality were grown on Si substrates at a low temperature (50 degrees C) by hydrothermal method using a pre-formed ZnO seed layer. ZnO seeds were prepared via radio-frequency magnetron sputtering onto Si substrates. The morphologies of the ZnO nanowire arrays were shown by field emission scanning electron microscopy. X-ray diffraction spectra showed that the full width at the half maximum of the (0002) peak of the nanowire arrays without any heat treatment was only 0.07 degrees, indicating very high crystal quality. Furthermore, the room-temperature photoluminescence spectra of the ZnO nanowire arrays exhibited excellent UV emission. The special micro/nano surface structure of the ZnO nanowire arrays can enhance the dewettability for surfaces modified via low surface energy materials such as long chain fluorinated organic compounds. The surface of the ZnO nanowire arrays is also found to be superhydrophobic with a contact angle of 165 degrees +/- 1 degrees, while the sliding angle is 3 degrees.     

Nonlinear forward scattering in cesium vapor: experiment with simultaneous scanning of laser frequency and B-field

We present the results of an experimental study of nonlinear magneto-optical rotation in a buffer-gas-free uncoated Cs cell on hyperfine transitions F(g) = 3 --> F(e) = 2, 3, 4 of the D(2) line at high laser irradiance (up to 40 mW/cm(2)). The measurements were done in a forward scattering configuration, with simultaneous linear scanning of laser frequency and magnetic field at different temporal rates. The latter revealed, in a single measurement, the dependences of maximum nonlinear Faraday signal and the corresponding B-field on the laser frequency within the Doppler profile.     

Preparation of superparamagnetic and flexible γ-Fe<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> nanowire arrays in an anodic aluminum oxide template

Superparamagnetic and flexible Fe₂O₃ nanowire arrays were fabricated by the controlled electrostatic assembly of iron oxide nanoparticles and poly(dimethyldiallylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC) in an anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template. The micrograph of iron oxide nanowire arrays was characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy. The magnetic hysteresis loops obtained by a vibrating sample magnetometer confirm that the nanowire arrays have superparamagnetic properties. The filling ratio of iron oxide nanoparticles and polymers in the AAO template was affected by four factors, including the concentration of iron oxide nanoparticles, the pore diameter of the AAO template, the charge ratio of iron oxide nanoparticles and PDADMAC, and the molecular weight of polyacrylic acid. The effect of the AAO template on the diameter and length of the nanowire arrays was also analyzed. In addition, the nanowire arrays were shown to be flexible because of the presence of polymers. These nanowire arrays with superparamagnetic and flexural properties have potential applications in sensor probes.     

Ferroelectricity in highly ordered arrays of ultra-thin-walled Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 nanotubes composed of nanometer-sized perovskite crystallites

We report the first unambiguous ferroelectric properties of ultra-thin-walled Pb(Zr,Ti)O 3 (PZT) nanotube arrays, each with 5 nm thick walls and outer diameters of 50 nm. Ferroelectric switching behavior with well-saturated hysteresis loops is observed in these ferroelectric PZT nanotubes with P r and E c values of about 1.5 microC cm (-2) and 86 kV cm (-1), respectively, for a maximum applied electric field of 400 kV cm (-1). These PZT nanotube arrays (10 (12) nanotubes cm (-2)) might provide a competitive approach toward the development of three-dimensional capacitors for the terabyte ferroelectric random access memory.     

Fabrication and magnetic property of monocrystalline cobalt nanowire array by direct current electrodeposition

Ordered monocrystalline cobalt nanowire array has successfully been synthesized in a porous alumina template by direct current electrodeposition. The as-obtained cobalt nanowires with diameters of 35 nm, 45 nm, 60 nm, and length of 18 μm have been observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A highly preferential orientation of the cobalt nanowires has been obtained by X-ray diffraction (XRD), and the orientation grows better as the hole diameter gradually reduces. M–H hysteresis loops determined by a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) indicate that the nanowire arrays obtained possess an obvious magnetic anisotropy.     

Density,electrical resistivity and magnetic susceptibility of Sn-Bi alloys at high temperatures

Temperature dependencies of density (by the gamma-penetrating method), electrical resistivity (by the contact-less method in rotating magnetic field), and magnetic susceptibility (by the Faraday method) of Sn-Bi alloys with near-eutectic compositions are investigated. The alloy with eutectic composition, Sn —58% (mass) Bi, is shown to differ significantly in the electron structure from hypo- and hypereutectic ones. The melt overheating above the given temperature provides the hysteresis of the properties sensitive to electron structure.     

Magnetization reversal process in elliptical Permalloy nanodots

Using the Vectorial Magneto-Optic Kerr Effect (V-MOKE) and numerical simulations, we have investigated the magnetization reversal process in arrays of 15-nm-thick Permalloy nanometer-scale dots, having elliptical shape and eccentricity, varying from 1 to 2.5. V-MOKE hysteresis loops revealed that the magnetization reversal is incoherent for elements with eccentricity of 1 and 1.5, while it becomes an almost perfect coherent magnetization rotation for elements with eccentricity equal to 2 and 2.5. In the latter case, the V-MOKE loops agree well with those predicted by the Stoner–Wohlfarth model for particles with uniaxial magnetic anisotropy. We were able to reproduce the V-MOKE results with micromagnetic simulations, gaining a deeper insight into the magnetic configurations that develop during the reversal process.     

Large Faraday rotation in magnetophotonic crystals containing SiO2/ZrO2 matrix doped with CoFe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles

This paper has focused on the potential of the SiO₂/ZrO₂ matrix doped with CoFe₂O₄ magnetic nanoparticles in order to achieve the high performance one-dimensional magnetophotonic crystals (MPCs) and to overcome the problem of integration of the magneto-optical devices. Because of importance of magneto-optical Faraday effect in most non-reciprocal optical components, we have investigated the capability of such silicon-based materials for providing large Faraday rotations. We have introduced some MPC structures containing SiO₂/ZrO₂ matrix doped with CoFe₂O₄ magnetic nanoparticles and by varying the concentration of magnetic nanoparticles, influence of volume fraction VF% on the Faraday rotation and transmittance of the structures has studied.     

Electrodeposition and magnetic properties of ternary Fe-Co-Ni alloy nanowire arrays with high squareness ratio

Highly-ordered ternary Fe-Co-Ni alloy nanowire arrays with diameters of about 50 nm have been fabricated by alternating current (AC) electrodeposition into the nanochannels of porous anodic aluminum oxide templates. SEM and TEM results indicate that the alloy nanowires are highly ordered. XRD and HRTEM results show that the ternary FeCoNi alloy nanowires are polycrystalline, with HCP-FCC dual phase structure. Magnetic measurements demonstrate that the ternary alloy nanowire arrays have an obvious magnetic anisotropy with an easy magnetization direction being parallel to the nanowire arrays. Along the easy magnetization direction, the coercivity (H _c ) and squareness ratio (S) increase as the annealing temperature increases, and reach a maximum level (H _c = 1337 Oe, S = 0.96) at 300 °C.