Magneto-optical Kerr microscope (KERR-MICROSCOPE)

Kerr Microscope system is facility for the visualisation of magnetic domains and magnetization processes as well as for optically recording magnetization curves on all kinds of magnetic materials, including bulk specimens like sheets or ribbons, magnetic films and multilayers, patterned films or micro- and nanowires. They are semi-automatic, contact-less, non-destructive measuring systems using the magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) as contrast mechanism. Automatic off-axial light system allows for automatic and simultaneous visualization of all the components of magnetization vector. The microscope is equipped with rotable in-plane magnet with maximum field of 0.3 T with possibility of cooling, or a home made out-of-plane magnet with maximum field of 0.1 T (no magnet cooling available).

Publications:

• Lejeune, N.; Fourneau, E.; Barrera, A.; Morris, O.; Leonard, O.; Arregi, JA.; Navau, C.; Uhlir, V.; Bending, S.; Palau, A.; Silhanek, AV., 2024: Dimensional crossover of microscopic magnetic metasurfaces for magnetic field amplification. APL MATERIALS 12(7), doi: 10.1063/5.0217500; FULL TEXT
  (KERR-MICROSCOPE)
• Štindl, J., 2024: Correlative imaging of magnetic order in antiferromagnets. BACHELOR´S THESIS , p. 1 - 44; FULL TEXT
  (VERSALAB, KERR-MICROSCOPE, HELIOS, SAW-ACCUTOM, US-CUTTER, TITAN)
• Otýpka, M., 2024: Electric-current Control of Magnetic Textures in Synthetic Antiferromagnets. BACHELOR´S THESIS , p. 1 - 56; FULL TEXT
  (MAGNETRON, VERSALAB, DWL, WIRE-BONDER, KERR-MICROSCOPE)
• KLÍMA, J.; WOJEWODA, O.; ROUČKA, V.; MOLNÁR, T.; HOLOBRÁDEK, J.; URBÁNEK, M., 2024: Zero-field spin wave turns. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 124(11), doi: 10.1063/5.0189394; FULL TEXT
  (BRILLOUIN, EVAPORATOR, LYRA, KERR-MICROSCOPE, RAITH, ICON-SPM)
• Opršal, J., 2024: Fabrication and study of epitaxial NiO thin films and their antiferromagnetic domain structure. MASTER´S THESIS , p. 1 - 48; FULL TEXT
  (MAGNETRON, RIGAKU9, KERR-MICROSCOPE, ULTRAFAST-LASER)

• PRADHAN, G.; CELEGATO, F.; MADRI, A.; COISSON, M.; BARRERA, G.; MIKULIČKOVÁ, L.; ARREGI URIBEETXEBARRIA, J.; ČELKO, L.; UHLÍŘ, V.; RIZZI, P.; TIBERTO, P., 2023: Control of magnetic vortex states in FeGa microdisks: Experiments and micromagnetics. JOURNAL OF SCIENCE-ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES 8(3), p. 1 - 8, doi: 10.1016/j.jsamd.2023.100608; FULL TEXT
  (KERR-MICROSCOPE)
• Molnár, T., 2023: Magneto-optical gradient effect imaging of magnetic textures. MASTER´S THESIS , p. 1 - 73; FULL TEXT
  (MAGNETRON, RIGAKU9, KERR-MICROSCOPE, TITAN)
• Klíma, J., 2023: Spin waves in non-trivial magnetic landscapes. BACHELOR´S THESIS , p. 1 - 69; FULL TEXT
  (MIRA-EBL, LYRA, ICON-SPM, KERR-MICROSCOPE, BRILLOUIN, EVAPORATOR)
• Fourneau, E.; Arregi, J.A.; Barrera, A.; Nguyen, ND.; Bending, S.; Sanchez, A.; Uhlir, V.; Palau, A.; Silhanek, A.V. , 2023: Microscale Metasurfaces for On-Chip Magnetic Flux Concentration. ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES 8(16), p. 1 - 9, doi: 10.1002/admt.202300177; FULL TEXT
  (KERR-MICROSCOPE)
• ARREGI URIBEETXEBARRIA, J.; RINGE, F.; HAJDUČEK, J.; GOMONAY, O.; MOLNÁR, T.; JASKOWIEC, J.; UHLÍŘ, V., 2023: Magnetic-field-controlled growth of magnetoelastic phase domains in FeRh. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS: MATERIALS 6(3), p. 1 - 15, doi: 10.1088/2515-7639/acce6f; FULL TEXT
  (MAGNETRON, KERR-MICROSCOPE, VERSALAB, RIGAKU9, ICON-SPM, HELIOS, TITAN)
• Hnilica, J., 2023: Current-induced domain wall propagation in ferrimagnetic wires. MASTER´S THESIS ; FULL TEXT
  (MAGNETRON, VERSALAB, RIGAKU9, SUSS-RCD8, DWL, WIRE-BONDER, KERR-MICROSCOPE)
• Opršal, J., 2022: Ultrafast laser-induced control of magnetic materials. BACHELOR´S THESIS , p. 1 - 35; FULL TEXT
  (KERR-MICROSCOPE, ULTRAFAST-LASER)
• PRADHAN, G.; CELEGATO, F.; BARRERA, G.; OLIVETTI, E.S.; COISSON, M.; HAJDUČEK, J.; ARREGI URIBEETXEBARRIA, J.; ČELKO, L.; UHLÍŘ, V.; RIZZI, P.; TIBERTO, P., 2022: Magnetic properties of FeGa/Kapton for flexible electronics. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 12(1), p. 17503 - 11, doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-21589-3; FULL TEXT
  (HELIOS, TITAN, KERR-MICROSCOPE)
• Velič, A., 2022: Optical study of laser-induced magnetic phase transitions. BACHELOR´S THESIS , p. 1 - 42; FULL TEXT
  (MAGNETRON, VERSALAB, KERR-MICROSCOPE, ULTRAFAST-LASER)
• Holobrádek, J., 2022: Low damping magnonic (meta)materials with enhanced control over local magnetic properties. TREATISE TO STATE DOCTORAL EXAM , p. 1 - 26
  (VERIOS, HELIOS, KERR-MICROSCOPE, MAGNETRON, KAUFMAN)
• Turčan, I., 2022: Magnetism in curved geometries. PH.D. THESIS , p. 1 - 117; FULL TEXT
  (LYRA, BRILLOUIN, ICON-SPM, MIRA-EBL, KERR-MICROSCOPE, HELIOS)
• Dhankhar, M.;, 2021: Magnetic vortex based memory device. PH.D. THESIS , p. 1 - 100; FULL TEXT
  (KERR-MICROSCOPE, DWL, MIRA-EBL, RAITH, KAUFMAN, EVAPORATOR, MAGNETRON, ALD, WIRE-BONDER, SUSS-RCD8, ICON-SPM)
• Vaňatka, M., 2021: Static and dynamic properties of nanostructured magnetic materials. PH.D. THESIS , p. 1 - 113; FULL TEXT
  (VERSALAB, VNA-MPI, TITAN, BRILLOUIN, MIRA-EBL, RAITH, KERR-MICROSCOPE, MAGNETRON, EVAPORATOR, VERIOS, WIRE-BONDER, LYRA)
• TURČAN, I.; FLAJŠMAN, L.; WOJEWODA, O.; ROUČKA, V.; MAN, O.; URBÁNEK, M., 2021: Spin wave propagation in corrugated waveguides. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 118(9), p. 1 - 5, doi: 10.1063/5.0041138; FULL TEXT
  (HELIOS, RAITH, KERR-MICROSCOPE, VERSALAB, VNA-MPI, BRILLOUIN, LYRA, ICON-SPM)
• GHAHFAROKHI, M.; ARREGI URIBEETXEBARRIA, J.; CASOLI, F.; HORKÝ, M.; CABASSI, R.; UHLÍŘ, V.; ALBERTINI, F., 2021: Microfabricated ferromagnetic-shape-memory Heuslers: The geometry and size effects. APPLIED MATERIALS TODAY 23, p. 101058-1 - 11, doi: 10.1016/j.apmt.2021.101058; FULL TEXT
  (VERSALAB, RIGAKU9, KERR-MICROSCOPE, SUSS-MA8, RIE-FLUORINE, EVAPORATOR, WIRE-BONDER, VERIOS)
• Molnár, T., 2021: Magneto-optical imaging and analysis of magnetic domain microstructures. BACHELOR´S THESIS , p. 1 - 52; FULL TEXT
  (MAGNETRON, KERR-MICROSCOPE)
• Zadorozhnii, O., 2021: Exchange bias in metamagnetic heterostructures. MASTER´S THESIS , p. 1 - 81; FULL TEXT
  (MAGNETRON, VERSALAB, KERR-MICROSCOPE, RAITH, RIE-FLUORINE, UHV-DEPOSITION, UHV-PREPARATION, UHV-XPS, LYRA)
• Motyčková, L., 2020: Magnetic properties of self-assembled FeRh nanomagnets. MASTER´S THESIS , p. 1 - 90; FULL TEXT
  (MAGNETRON, VERSALAB, RIGAKU9, VERIOS, KERR-MICROSCOPE, ICON-SPM)
• Wojewoda, O., 2020: Phase-resolved Brillouin light scattering: development and applications. MASTER´S THESIS ; FULL TEXT
  (BRILLOUIN, EVAPORATOR, MIRA-EBL, KERR-MICROSCOPE, LYRA, ICON-SPM)
• Wojewoda, O.; Hula, T.; Flajsman, L.; Vanatka, M.; Gloss, J.; Holobradek, J.; Stano, M.; Stienen, S.; Korber, L.; Schultheiss, K.; Schmid, M.; Schultheiss, H.; Urbanek, M , 2020: Propagation of spin waves through a Neel domain wall. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 117(2), p. 022405-1 - 5, doi: 10.1063/5.0013692; FULL TEXT
  (EVAPORATOR, KERR-MICROSCOPE, BRILLOUIN, MIRA-EBL, LYRA, ICON-SPM)
• Holobrádek, J., 2020: Metastable iron thin films for magnetic metamaterials. MASTER´S THESIS , p. 1 - 70
  (HELIOS, RIGAKU9, KERR-MICROSCOPE)
• Flajšman, L., 2020: Magneto-optical study of the dynamic properties of magnetic nanostructures and nanostructured metamaterials. PH.D. THESIS , p. 1 - 152; FULL TEXT
  (KERR-MICROSCOPE, BRILLOUIN, LYRA)
• FLAJŠMAN, L.; WAGNER, K.; VAŇATKA, M.; GLOSS, J.; KŘIŽÁKOVÁ, V.; SCHMID, M.; URBÁNEK, M.; SCHULTHEISS, H., 2020: Zero-field propagation of spin waves in waveguides prepared by focused ion beam direct writing. PHYSICAL REVIEW B 101(1), p. 014436-1 - 7, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.101.014436; FULL TEXT
  (KERR-MICROSCOPE, LYRA)
• GLOSS, J.; HORKÝ, M.; KŘIŽÁKOVÁ, V.; FLAJŠMAN, L.; SCHMID, M.; URBÁNEK, M.; VARGA, P., 2019: The growth of metastable fcc Fe78Ni22 thin films on H-Si(100) substrates suitable for focused ion beam direct magnetic patterning. APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE 469, p. 747 - 6, doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.10.263; FULL TEXT
  (KERR-MICROSCOPE, UHV-DEPOSITION, UHV-PREPARATION, UHV-XPS, LYRA, ICON-SPM)
• Křižáková, V., 2018: Spin wave excitation and propagation in magnonic crystals prepared by focused ion beam direct writing. MASTER´S THESIS , p. 1 - 83
  (HELIOS, MIRA-EBL, EVAPORATOR, WIRE-BONDER, KERR-MICROSCOPE, LYRA, ICON-SPM)
• URBÁNEK, M.; FLAJŠMAN, L.; KŘIŽÁKOVÁ, V.; GLOSS, J.; HORKÝ, M.; SCHMID, M.; VARGA, P., 2018: Research Update: Focused ion beam direct writing of magnetic patterns with controlled structural and magnetic properties. APL MATERIALS 6(6), p. 060701-1 - 7, doi: 10.1063/1.5029367; FULL TEXT
  (HELIOS, UHV-XPS, UHV-PREPARATION, UHV-DEPOSITION, RIGAKU9, KERR-MICROSCOPE, LYRA, ICON-SPM)