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Effects of Reactive Gas Compositions on the Magnetic Properties and Microstructures of FeTaNC Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Tae-Hyuk Koh
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgy & Materials Science, Hong-ik University, Seoul, Korea
Dong-Hoon Shin
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgy & Materials Science, Hong-ik University, Seoul, Korea
Woon Choi
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgy & Materials Science, Hong-ik University, Seoul, Korea
Dong-Hoon Ahn
Affiliation:
LG Electronics, Seoul, Korea
Seoung-Eui Nam
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgy & Materials Science, Hong-ik University, Seoul, Korea
Hyoung-June Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgy & Materials Science, Hong-ik University, Seoul, Korea
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Abstract

Soft magnetic properties and microstructure evolutions of FeTaNC films were investigated, and compared with those of FeTaN and FeTaC films. Effects of substrate species (glass vs. CaTiO3) on the magnetic properties were also investigated. Co-addition of N and C enhances the grain refinements and soft magnetism compared with N or C only addition. Good soft magnetic characteristics of coercivity of 0.17 Oe, permeability of 4000 (5 MHz), and magnetic flux density of 17 kG can be obtained in the FeTaNC films with the relatively wide process ranges. While these values appear to be similar to those of FeTaN films on glass substrate, the most distinctive difference between FeTaNC and FeTaN (or C) films is the effects of substrate. Whereas FeTaNC films show good magnetic characteristics on both glass and CaTiO3 substrates, FeTaN (or C) films show substantial degradation on the CaTiO3 substrate.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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