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On the Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy of Pt/Co Multilayers: Structure-Property Relationships

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

G. A. Bertero  and
R. Sinclair
G. A. Bertero
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
R. Sinclair
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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Abstract

A series of Pt/Co multilayers were sputter-deposited under various deposition conditions to promote structural changes resulting in marked differences in both the perpendicular anisotropy and magnetic coercivity. High resolution transmission electron microscopy was used in combination with other analytical techniques to study the structure of these films. It was found that the most important feature controlling the magnitude of the anisotropy is the interface sharpness. Conversely properties such as the quality of the (111) texture, grain shape or the defect structure, were found to be of secondary importance. The magnetic coercivity ranged from 0.6 to 7 kOe depending on the sputtering conditions and was found to depend strongly on the grain boundary structure rather than on the grain size.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 343: Symposium H – Polycrystalline Thin Films - Structure, Texture, Properties and Applications , 1994 , 369
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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