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Optical study of magnetic anisotropy of ferromagnetic thin films
Hovořáková, Kristýna ; Schmoranzerová, Eva (advisor) ; Kašpar, Zdeněk (referee)
This work deals with the comparison of magneto-transport and magneto- optical methods for magnetic anisotropy measurements on a GaMnAs semicon- ductor. We performed measurements in the magnetotransport setup, and we determined the anisotropic constants from the study of the planar Hall effect. In the magneto-optical setup we studied the Voigt effect and from the obtained results we estimated the magnetic anisotropy of the sample. Our measurements have shown that both methods give analogous results. However, the use of the magnetooptical method has its limitations, which are reflected in the data processing itself. If the optical signal contains a contribution of non-magnetic origin, the analysis fails. At the end of the work we proposed a modified method of data analysis which managed to improve the obtained results. 1
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Kerr microscopy of magnetic microstructures
Hovořáková, Kristýna ; Schmoranzerová, Eva (advisor) ; Ondič, Lukáš (referee)
The main objective of the thesis was to construct a wide-field Kerr microscope to study all-optical helicity-dependent (AOHDS) switching in FePt nanograins. The wide- field Kerr microscope was successfully implemented into AOHDS experiments, was fully characterized and optimized for maximum image contrast. The real-time imaging and resolution of 2, 5µm enables the study of a wide range of magnetic materials and their dynamics. Moreover, a new light source, the High Lumen Density MODULE from CRY- TUR, spol. s r.o., was tested for future application in Kerr microscopy. The technical solution enabled to form a collimated beam with low divergence required for Kerr mi- croscopy. From the switching experiments on FePt nanograins, we observed a strong non-magnetic contribution to the magnetic signal, not reported in previous works. The experiments have also shown that the switching intensity depends on the laser spot size and total laser power, suggesting that the FePt grains are not entirely isolated. The grains' ensemble exhibits a more complex behavior than anticipated. 1
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Optical study of magnetic anisotropy of ferromagnetic thin films
Hovořáková, Kristýna ; Schmoranzerová, Eva (advisor) ; Kašpar, Zdeněk (referee)
This work deals with the comparison of magneto-transport and magneto- optical methods for magnetic anisotropy measurements on a GaMnAs semicon- ductor. We performed measurements in the magnetotransport setup, and we determined the anisotropic constants from the study of the planar Hall effect. In the magneto-optical setup we studied the Voigt effect and from the obtained results we estimated the magnetic anisotropy of the sample. Our measurements have shown that both methods give analogous results. However, the use of the magnetooptical method has its limitations, which are reflected in the data processing itself. If the optical signal contains a contribution of non-magnetic origin, the analysis fails. At the end of the work we proposed a modified method of data analysis which managed to improve the obtained results. 1
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