Optical reflectance anisotropy of buried Fe nanostructures on vicinal W(110).

J Phys Condens Matter

School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland.

Published: July 2007

The optical anisotropy of Au protected Fe layers grown on a vicinal W(110) surface has been investigated using reflectance anisotropy spectroscopy (RAS). Iron nanostripes formed at submonolayer coverage, as well as Fe layers up to 3 ML coverage, were protected by 12 and 16 nm gold caps and measured ex situ under ambient conditions. The RAS is dominated by structures originating in the interfacial W(110) region, modified by the absorption in the Au cap and possibly by uniaxial strain in the Au cap itself. The Fe nanostructures themselves do not produce a significant RAS signature but, nevertheless, differences with Fe coverage were identified and explained in terms of a simple isotropic Fe absorbing layer, together with strain relief in the W/Fe/Au interfacial region.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/19/26/266003DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

reflectance anisotropy
8
vicinal w110
8
optical reflectance
4
anisotropy buried
4
buried nanostructures
4
nanostructures vicinal
4
w110 optical
4
optical anisotropy
4
anisotropy protected
4
protected layers
4

Similar Publications

Mapping the aging brain: Insights into microstructural changes from free water-corrected fractional anisotropy.

Neurosci Lett

January 2025

Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA. Electronic address:

Aging has a significant impact on brain structure, demonstrated by numerous MRI studies using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). While these studies reveal changes in fractional anisotropy (FA) across different brain regions, they tend to focus on white matter tracts and cognitive regions, often overlooking gray matter and motor areas. Additionally, traditional DTI metrics can be affected by partial volume effects.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Eliminating Anisotropy of 7085 Alloy Forgings via Temperature Combination Control During Two-Stage Multi-Directional Forging.

Materials (Basel)

January 2025

National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on High-Strength Structural Materials, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.

Due to its high mechanical properties and low quench sensitivity, 7085 aluminum alloy is suitable for the aircraft industry. However, large cross-section forgings of 7085 alloy usually have over 40% anisotropy in mechanical behaviors, especially in the vertical direction. In this study, two-stage multi-directional forgings (MDFs) with different temperature combinations, isothermal medium-temperature composite MDF (MC-MDF) and isothermal hot MDF (H-MDF), were applied to 7085 aluminum alloy ingots.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Purpose: Astigmatism can lead to meridional amblyopia, an orientation-specific visual deficit. This study investigated the effects of astigmatism on meridional anisotropy in contrast sensitivity (CS) and steady-state visual evoked potential (ssVEP) across a range of spatial frequencies.

Methods: Thirty-two young adults with a best-corrected distance visual acuity of logMAR 0 or better were categorized into two groups: highly astigmatic (HAS,  = 16) with spherical-equivalent error (SE) ≥ -6.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Integration of Asymmetric Multi-Path Hollow Structure and Multiple Heterogeneous Interfaces in FeO@C@NiO Nanoprisms Enabling Ultra-Low and Broadband Absorption.

Small

January 2025

Key Laboratory of Aerospace Materials and Performance (Ministry of Education) School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, No.37 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China.

A reasonable construction of hollow structures to obtain high-performance absorbers is widely studied, but it is still a challenge to select suitable materials to improve the low-frequency attenuation performance. Here, the FeO@C@NiO nanoprisms with unique tip shapes, asymmetric multi-path hollow cavity, and core-shell heteroepitaxy structure are designed and synthesized based on anisotropy and intrinsic physical characteristics. Impressively, by changing the load of NiO, the composites achieve strong absorption, broadband, low-frequency absorption: the reflection loss of -55.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Halide perovskites are a class of materials with excellent potential for solar cell applications due to their excellent optical and electronic properties. In this study, strain-dependent physical properties of SrNBr perovskites are investigated and theoretical results are reported here. The structural properties indicate that SrNBr has a cubic structure.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!