Magnetic and structural characterization of ultra-thin Fe (222) films

Autor: Melissa G. Loving, Emily E. Brown, Nicholas D. Rizzo, Thomas F. Ambrose
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: AIP Advances, Vol 8, Iss 5, Pp 056108-056108-5 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2158-3226
DOI: 10.1063/1.5006444
Popis: Varied thickness body centered cubic (BCC) ultrathin Fe films (10-50Å) have been sputter deposited onto Si (111) substrates. BCC Fe with the novel (222) texture was obtained by H- terminating the Si (111) starting substrate then immediately depositing the magnetic films. Structural results derived from grazing incidence x-ray diffraction and x-ray reflectivity confirm the crystallographic texture, film thickness, and interface roughness. Magnetic results indicate that Fe (222) exhibits soft magnetic switching (easy axis), high anisotropy (hard axis), which is maintained across the thickness range, and a positive magnetostriction (for the thicker film layers). The observed soft magnetic switching in this system makes it an ideal candidate for future magnetic memory development as well as other microelectronics applications that utilize magnetic materials.
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