Electrodeposition of Co–Pt continuous films and nanowires within diblock copolymer template

Patterned media for future ultrahigh-density magnetic data storage can be prepared by electrodeposition into ordered arrays of nanostructured templates. Diblock copolymer templates have been proposed as a promising alternative to alumina templates. They possess smaller feature sizes than alumina and...

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Published in:Electrochimica acta 2009-03, Vol.54 (9), p.2536-2539
Main Authors: Khatri, M.S., Schlörb, H., Fähler, S., Schultz, L., Nandan, B., Böhme, M., Krenek, R., Stamm, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alloy electrodeposition
Applied sciences
Chemistry
Co–Pt
Diblock copolymers
Electrochemistry
Electrodeposition
Exact sciences and technology
General and physical chemistry
Hard magnetic properties
Metallic coatings
Metals. Metallurgy
Nanoporous templates
Production techniques
Study of interfaces
Surface treatment
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Summary:Patterned media for future ultrahigh-density magnetic data storage can be prepared by electrodeposition into ordered arrays of nanostructured templates. Diblock copolymer templates have been proposed as a promising alternative to alumina templates. They possess smaller feature sizes than alumina and thereby allow for higher storage densities. Templates with pore diameters of ∼8 nm have been fabricated by dip-coating a conducting substrate into a solution of polystyrene- block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P4VP) and 2-(4′-hydroxybenzeneazo) benzoic acid (HABA). A vapor annealing step was interposed for better ordering. The pores are opened by dissolving the HABA from the supramolecular assembly and afterwards filled by electrodeposition. Fe–Pt and Co–Pt alloys are the materials of choice for filling the pores due to their hard magnetic properties like high coercivity and anisotropy. Co-rich Co 80Pt 20 was chosen for this study because it does not require post annealing as in the case of ordered L1 0 CoPt or FePt. Continuous films have been deposited in order to identify the optimum deposition conditions and the influence of deposition current density on chemical composition, growth morphology, and structural and magnetic properties has been studied systematically. The first results on templates electrochemically filled with Co–Pt are presented together with an analysis of their magnetic properties.
ISSN:0013-4686
1873-3859
DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2008.05.029