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:

• DODD, S.; GUDINO, N.; ZADOROZHNII, O.; STAŇO, M.; HAJDUČEK, J.; ARREGI URIBEETXEBARRIA, J.; MORRIS, H.; UHLÍŘ, V.; BARBIC, M.; KORETSKY, A., 2025: Field switching of microfabricated metamagnetic FeRh MRI contrast agents. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 15(1), p. 1 - 10, doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-85384-6; FULL TEXT
  (MAGNETRON, VERSALAB, MIRA-EBL, EVAPORATOR, RIE-FLUORINE, ICON-SPM, KERR-MICROSCOPE)
• TAKHSHA, M.; SINGH, V.; LEDIEU, J.; FABBRICI, S.; CASOLI, F.; MEZZADRI, F.; HORKÝ, M.; FOURNEE, V.; UHLÍŘ, V.; ALBERTINI, F., 2025: Magnetic Manipulation of Spatially Confined Multiferroic Heuslers by Martensitic Microstructure Engineering. SMALL STRUCTURES 6(11), p. 1 - 12, doi: 10.1002/sstr.202500284; FULL TEXT
  (VERIOS, VERSALAB, SUSS-MA8, RIE-FLUORINE, KERR-MICROSCOPE)
• KLÍMA, J.; WOJEWODA, O.; ROUČKA, V.; MOLNÁR, T.; HOLOBRÁDEK, J.; URBÁNEK, M., 2024: . APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 124(11), doi: 10.1063/5.0189394; FULL TEXT
  (BRILLOUIN, EVAPORATOR, LYRA, KERR-MICROSCOPE, RAITH, ICON-SPM)
• LEJEUNE, N.; FOURNEAU, E.; BARRERA, A.; MORRIS, O.; LEONARD, O.; ARREGI URIBEETXEBARRIA, J.; NAVAU, C.; UHLÍŘ, V.; BENDING, S.; PALAU, A.; SILHANEK, A., 2024: . APL MATERIALS 12(7), p. 1 - 7, doi: 10.1063/5.0217500; FULL TEXT
  (KERR-MICROSCOPE)
• Opršal, J., 2024: . MASTER'S THESIS , p. 1 - 48; FULL TEXT
  (MAGNETRON, RIGAKU9, KERR-MICROSCOPE, ULTRAFAST-LASER)

• Otýpka, M., 2024: . BACHELOR'S THESIS , p. 1 - 56; FULL TEXT
  (MAGNETRON, VERSALAB, DWL, WIRE-BONDER, KERR-MICROSCOPE)
• Štindl, J., 2024: . BACHELOR'S THESIS , p. 1 - 44; FULL TEXT
  (VERSALAB, KERR-MICROSCOPE, HELIOS, SAW-ACCUTOM, US-CUTTER, TITAN)
• WOJEWODA, O.; HOLOBRÁDEK, J.; PAVELKA, D.; PRIBYTOVA, E.; KRČMA, J.; KLÍMA, J.; PANDA, J.; MICHALIČKA, J.; LEDNICKÝ, T.; CHUMAK, A.; URBÁNEK, M., 2024: . APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 125(13), p. 1 - 6, doi: 10.1063/5.0218478; FULL TEXT
  (TITAN, BRILLOUIN, KERR-MICROSCOPE, MAGNETRON, EVAPORATOR, RAITH, VERSALAB)
• Fourneau, E.; Arregi, J.A.; Barrera, A.; Nguyen, ND.; Bending, S.; Sanchez, A.; Uhlir, V.; Palau, A.; Silhanek, A.V. , 2023: . 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: . 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)
• PRADHAN, G.; CELEGATO, F.; MADRI, A.; COISSON, M.; BARRERA, G.; MIKULIČKOVÁ, L.; ARREGI URIBEETXEBARRIA, J.; ČELKO, L.; UHLÍŘ, V.; RIZZI, P.; TIBERTO, P., 2023: . JOURNAL OF SCIENCE-ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES 8(3), p. 1 - 8, doi: 10.1016/j.jsamd.2023.100608; FULL TEXT
  (KERR-MICROSCOPE)
• Hnilica, J., 2023: . MASTER'S THESIS ; FULL TEXT
  (MAGNETRON, VERSALAB, RIGAKU9, SUSS-RCD8, DWL, WIRE-BONDER, KERR-MICROSCOPE)
• Molnár, T., 2023: . MASTER'S THESIS , p. 1 - 73; FULL TEXT
  (MAGNETRON, RIGAKU9, KERR-MICROSCOPE, TITAN)
• Klíma, J., 2023: . BACHELOR'S THESIS , p. 1 - 69; FULL TEXT
  (MIRA-EBL, LYRA, ICON-SPM, KERR-MICROSCOPE, BRILLOUIN, EVAPORATOR)
• Opršal, J., 2022: . BACHELOR'S THESIS , p. 1 - 35; FULL TEXT
  (KERR-MICROSCOPE, ULTRAFAST-LASER)
• Velič, A., 2022: . BACHELOR'S THESIS , p. 1 - 42; FULL TEXT
  (MAGNETRON, VERSALAB, 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: . SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 12(1), p. 17503 - 11, doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-21589-3; FULL TEXT
  (HELIOS, TITAN, KERR-MICROSCOPE)
• Holobrádek, J., 2022: . TREATISE TO STATE DOCTORAL EXAM , p. 1 - 26
  (VERIOS, HELIOS, KERR-MICROSCOPE, MAGNETRON, KAUFMAN)
• Turčan, I., 2022: . PH.D. THESIS , p. 1 - 117; FULL TEXT
  (LYRA, BRILLOUIN, ICON-SPM, MIRA-EBL, KERR-MICROSCOPE, HELIOS)
• Vaňatka, M., 2021: . PH.D. THESIS , p. 1 - 113; FULL TEXT
  (VERSALAB, VNA-MPI, TITAN, BRILLOUIN, MIRA-EBL, RAITH, KERR-MICROSCOPE, MAGNETRON, EVAPORATOR, VERIOS, WIRE-BONDER, LYRA)
• GHAHFAROKHI, M.; ARREGI URIBEETXEBARRIA, J.; CASOLI, F.; HORKÝ, M.; CABASSI, R.; UHLÍŘ, V.; ALBERTINI, F., 2021: . 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)
• Zadorozhnii, O., 2021: . MASTER'S THESIS , p. 1 - 81; FULL TEXT
  (MAGNETRON, VERSALAB, KERR-MICROSCOPE, RAITH, RIE-FLUORINE, UHV-DEPOSITION, UHV-PREPARATION, UHV-XPS, LYRA)
• Molnár, T., 2021: . BACHELOR'S THESIS , p. 1 - 52; FULL TEXT
  (MAGNETRON, KERR-MICROSCOPE)
• Dhankhar, M.;, 2021: . PH.D. THESIS , p. 1 - 100; FULL TEXT
  (KERR-MICROSCOPE, DWL, MIRA-EBL, RAITH, KAUFMAN, EVAPORATOR, MAGNETRON, ALD-FIJI, WIRE-BONDER, SUSS-RCD8, ICON-SPM)
• TURČAN, I.; FLAJŠMAN, L.; WOJEWODA, O.; ROUČKA, V.; MAN, O.; URBÁNEK, M., 2021: . 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)
• 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: . 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: . MASTER´S THESIS , p. 1 - 70
  (HELIOS, RIGAKU9, KERR-MICROSCOPE)
• FLAJŠMAN, L.; WAGNER, K.; VAŇATKA, M.; GLOSS, J.; KŘIŽÁKOVÁ, V.; SCHMID, M.; URBÁNEK, M.; SCHULTHEISS, H., 2020: . PHYSICAL REVIEW B 101(1), p. 014436-1 - 7, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.101.014436; FULL TEXT
  (KERR-MICROSCOPE, LYRA)
• Flajšman, L., 2020: . PH.D. THESIS , p. 1 - 152; FULL TEXT
  (KERR-MICROSCOPE, BRILLOUIN, LYRA)
• Motyčková, L., 2020: . MASTER'S THESIS , p. 1 - 90; FULL TEXT
  (MAGNETRON, VERSALAB, RIGAKU9, VERIOS, KERR-MICROSCOPE, ICON-SPM)
• Wojewoda, O., 2020: . MASTER'S THESIS ; FULL TEXT
  (BRILLOUIN, EVAPORATOR, MIRA-EBL, KERR-MICROSCOPE, LYRA, ICON-SPM)
• GLOSS, J.; HORKÝ, M.; KŘIŽÁKOVÁ, V.; FLAJŠMAN, L.; SCHMID, M.; URBÁNEK, M.; VARGA, P., 2019: . 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: . 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: . 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)