Nanostructured FePt:B2O3 thin films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

C. P. Luo; S. H. Liou; L. Gao; Y. Liu; D. J. Sellmyer

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Nanostructured FePt:B₂O₃ thin films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

C. P. Luo, S. H. Liou, L. Gao, Y. Liu, D. J. Sellmyer

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FePt/B₂O₃ multilayers were deposited by magnetron sputtering onto 7059 glass substrates. By annealing the as-deposited films at 550°C, nanostructured FePt:B₂O₃ films consisting of FePt grains with L1₀ structure, embedded in a glassy B₂O₃ matrix, were obtained. The c axes of the FePt grains can be made to align with the film normal direction, which results in a perpendicular anisotropy constant of 3.5 × 10⁷ erg/cc. The films remain layered structures after annealing when the B₂O₃ layer thickness exceeds 16 Å. The nanostructure of the films was investigated by transmission electron microscopy. The coercivities and the average grain sizes of the films are dependent on the B₂O₃ concentrations, with coercivities varying from 4 to 12 kOe, while average grain sizes vary from 4 to 17 nm. Strong perpendicular anisotropy, adjustable coercivity, and fine grain size suggest this nanocomposite system might have significant potential as recording media at extremely high areal density.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2225-2227
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	77
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1314289
State	Published - Oct 2 2000

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