Uniaxial anisotropy induced in 57Fe/Co/Al multilayers

The magnetic properties of 57Fe/Co/Al multilayers with 20 and 40 trilayers, deposited on Si (100) substrate using ion beam sputtering, are reported here. X-ray reflectivity and X-ray diffraction studies indicate the formation of good quality films with preferential growth along the (110) direction....

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Published in:Journal of applied physics 2013-06, Vol.113 (23)
Main Authors: Jain, Vishal, Jani, Snehal, Lakshmi, N., Sebastian, V., Reddy, V. R., Venugopalan, K., Gupta, Ajay
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Language:English
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Summary:The magnetic properties of 57Fe/Co/Al multilayers with 20 and 40 trilayers, deposited on Si (100) substrate using ion beam sputtering, are reported here. X-ray reflectivity and X-ray diffraction studies indicate the formation of good quality films with preferential growth along the (110) direction. Conversion electron Mössbauer spectra show considerable inter-mixing between the layers and the formation of Fe-Al/Fe-Co-Al phases. The samples are extremely soft with coercivities ≤0.48 × 103 A/m, exhibit strong in-plane uniaxial anisotropy and calculations show that they possess a high ferromagnetic resonance frequency of ∼2 GHz. The saturation magnetization value of 1.80 × 106 A/m is comparable with that obtained in multilayer samples with much higher content of Co. The combination of magnetic properties in these multilayers thus makes them ideal candidates for high frequency device applications.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.4811535