Optical reflectance anisotropy of the growth of Fe monolayers on W(110)

We report measurements of the optical anisotropy of Fe layers grown on the W(110) surface using reflection anisotropy spectroscopy (RAS). As the first monolayer of Fe is deposited onto W(110), the resonance-like RAS profile of the clean surface is reduced in intensity. We find evidence for the surfa...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Condensed matter 2011-09, Vol.23 (35), p.355002-7
Main Authors: S MARTIN, D, ZEYBEK, O, WEIGHTMAN, P, D BARRETT, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anisotropy
Computer simulation
Condensed matter
Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties
Deposition
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Iron
Metals and metallic alloys
Monolayers
Optical properties and condensed-matter spectroscopy and other interactions of matter with particles and radiation
Optical properties of specific thin films
Physics
Reflection
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Summary:We report measurements of the optical anisotropy of Fe layers grown on the W(110) surface using reflection anisotropy spectroscopy (RAS). As the first monolayer of Fe is deposited onto W(110), the resonance-like RAS profile of the clean surface is reduced in intensity. We find evidence for the surface state on W(110) surviving as an interface state following Fe deposition. We observe an anisotropic optical response from Fe layers grown on top of the first two monolayers, where a broad peak at 3 eV dominates the RAS response. The results are simulated in terms of a layered Fresnel reflection model incorporating either a strained Fe overlayer or an Fe overlayer whose dielectric properties are approximated by a simple Lorentzian oscillator. Both approaches are found to produce simulated RA spectra that are in good agreement with experiment. The former approach provides evidence that RAS can detect anisotropy in strained overlayers and that 7 ML films have bulk-like electronic and optical properties.
ISSN:0953-8984
1361-648X
DOI:10.1088/0953-8984/23/35/355002