Abstract
Equiatomic FePt films were deposited by a dc sputtering method and annealed in the air and in a vacuum at 350C for up to 60 min. The order-disorder transformation occurs almost entirely within 10 min and a very high coercivity of 6.8 kOe could be obtained in the air-annealed films while the transformation occured very slowly in the vacuum-annealed films. This higher transformation rate could be also verified in the X-ray diffraction analysis. The reason for the higher rate seems to be the diffusion of oxygen atoms and possible mechanism was discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3034-3036 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Magnetics |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 5 PART 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1999 |
Keywords
- Annealing in the air
- Fept film
- Order-disorder transition rate
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering