Magnetoplasmonic properties of perpendicularly magnetized $[$Co/Pt$]_{N}$ nanodots

TL;DR

This study demonstrates a ten-fold enhancement of magneto-optical effects in perpendicularly magnetized Co/Pt nanodots through optimized plasmon modes, with detailed analysis of how structural parameters influence the spectra.

Contribution

The paper introduces a method to significantly enhance magneto-optical effects in Co/Pt nanodots by exploiting surface lattice resonances and surface plasmon polaritons, providing design guidelines.

Findings

Ten-fold resonant enhancement of magneto-optical effects.

Surface lattice resonance and surface plasmon polariton modes are magneto-optically active.

Spectral tuning achieved by varying nanodot and array parameters.

Abstract

We demonstrate a ten-fold resonant enhancement of magneto-optical effects in perpendicularly magnetized $[$Co/Pt$]_{N}$ nanodots mediated by the excitation of optimized plasmon modes. Two magnetoplasmonic systems are considered; square arrays of $[$Co/Pt$]_{N}$ nanodots on glass and identical arrays on a Au/SiO2 bilayer. On glass, the optical and magneto-optical spectra of the nanodot arrays are dominated by the excitation of a surface lattice resonance (SLR), whereas on Au/SiO${}_{2}$, a narrow surface plasmon polariton (SPP) resonance tailors the spectra further. Both the SLR and SPP modes are magneto-optically active leading to an enhancement of the Kerr angle. We detail the dependence of optical and magneto-optical spectra on the number of Co/Pt bilayer repetitions, the nanodot diameter, and the array period, offering design rules on how to maximize and spectrally tune the magneto-optical response of perpendicularly magnetized $[$Co/Pt$]_{N}$ nanodots.