Depth-dependent magnetism in epitaxial MnSb thin films: effects of surface passivation and cleaning

JD Aldous; CW Burrows; I Maskery; MS Brewer; TPA Hase; JA Duffy; MR Lees; C Sanchez-Hanke; Thibault Decoster; Wolfgang Theis; A Quesada; AK Schmid; GR Bell

doi:10.1088/0953-8984/24/14/146002

Depth-dependent magnetism in epitaxial MnSb thin films: effects of surface passivation and cleaning

JD Aldous, CW Burrows, I Maskery, MS Brewer, TPA Hase, JA Duffy, MR Lees, C Sanchez-Hanke, Thibault Decoster, Wolfgang Theis, A Quesada, AK Schmid, GR Bell

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Depth-dependent magnetism in MnSb(0001) epitaxial films has been studied by combining experimental methods with different surface specificities: polarized neutron reflectivity, x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD), x-ray resonant magnetic scattering and spin-polarized low energy electron microscopy (SPLEEM). A native oxide similar to 4.5 nm thick covers air-exposed samples which increases the film's coercivity. HCl etching efficiently removes this oxide and in situ surface treatment of etched samples enables surface magnetic contrast to be observed in SPLEEM. A thin Sb capping layer prevents oxidation and preserves ferromagnetism throughout the MnSb film. The interpretation of Mn L-3,L-2 edge XMCD data is discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	146002
Number of pages	1
Journal	Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Volume	24
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/24/14/146002
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2012

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Aldous, JD., Burrows, CW., Maskery, I., Brewer, MS., Hase, TPA., Duffy, JA., Lees, MR., Sanchez-Hanke, C., Decoster, T., Theis, W., Quesada, A., Schmid, AK., & Bell, GR. (2012). Depth-dependent magnetism in epitaxial MnSb thin films: effects of surface passivation and cleaning. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 24(14), 146002. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/24/14/146002

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Depth-dependent magnetism in epitaxial MnSb thin films: effects of surface passivation and cleaning

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