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Effect of Co Seed Layers on the Magnetic Anisotropy of Au/Co Metallic Multilayers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Masao Kamiko ,
Hiroyuki Mizuno ,
Guang-Hong Lu ,
Yao-Min Zhou  and
Ryoichi Yamamoto
Masao Kamiko
Affiliation:
Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, JAPAN.
Hiroyuki Mizuno
Affiliation:
Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, JAPAN.
Guang-Hong Lu
Affiliation:
Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, JAPAN.
Yao-Min Zhou
Affiliation:
Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, JAPAN.
Ryoichi Yamamoto
Affiliation:
Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, JAPAN.
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Abstract

Au/Co(111) multilayers and a Au buffer layer were grown by MBE on Al2O3(0001) substrates using a thin Co seed layer. The influence of the Co layer on the structure of the Au/Co multilayers was studied by X-ray diffraction and reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED), and compared to its effect on the magnetic anisotropy. The Au buffer layer grown on Al2O3(0001) substrates display a large fraction of (111) fiber texture, giving rise to a lack of lateral continuity in the film. The initial deposition of a few monolayers of Co onto Al2O3(0001) substrates prior to deposition of the Au buffer layer yielded (111) epitaxial films with no texture. The use of this seeded epitaxy results in a highly improved structural quality of Au/Co(111) multilayers. From the results of Low-angle X-ray diffraction and RHEED observations, we confirmed that the interfaces of Au/Co multilayers with Co seed layer are sharper than those without Co seed layer. It cleary shows that the use of Co seed layer improved the periodicity of Au/Co multilayers. The magnetic anisotropy energy of Au/Co multilayers increased by using the Co seed layer, and the high quality of structure results larger perpendicular magnetic anisotropy.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 697: Symposium P – Surface Engineering 2001--Fundamentals and Applications , January 2001 , P8.27
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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