X-ray magnetic circular dichroism of ferromagnetic Co{sub 4}N epitaxial films on SrTiO{sub 3}(001) substrates grown by molecular beam epitaxy

5-nm thick Co{sub 4}N layers capped with 3-nm thick Au layers were grown epitaxially on SrTiO{sub 3}(001) substrates by molecular beam epitaxy using solid Co and a radio-frequency NH{sub 3} plasma. Spin and orbital magnetic moments of the Co{sub 4}N layers were estimated using x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) measurements at 300 K. The site-averaged Co 3d spin magnetic moment is evaluated to be about 1.4 {mu}{sub B}, which is smaller than that predicted theoretically (1.58 {mu}{sub B}). The element-specific XMCD intensities for the Co L{sub 3} edge and N K edge show that the magnetic moment is induced at the N atoms.