Abstract
Highly textured (001) FePt:C nanocomposite thin films, deposited directly on thermally oxidized Si wafers, are obtained by multilayer deposition plus subsequent thermal annealing. Nanostructures, crystalline orientations, interactions, and magnetic properties are investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), magnetic force microscopy, and magnetic measurements. The formation of the ordered L10 phase is confirmed by XRD, and only visible (OOℓ) peaks indicate a high degree of the (001) texture. TEM observation reveals that FePt grains are embedded in the C matrix and appear to be well isolated. The FePt grains are very uniform with average sizes about 5 nm.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2470-2472 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Magnetics |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 4 II |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2004 |
Keywords
- FePt thin films
- L1
- Magnetic recording
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering