Strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy of Pt/Co/AlN structure

Young Chan Won; Jae Pyoung Ahn; Sang Ho Lim

doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.165514

Strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy of Pt/Co/AlN structure

Young Chan Won, Jae Pyoung Ahn, Sang Ho Lim

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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Abstract

In this study, the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) and microstructure of Pt/Co/AlN stacks were investigated. At a Co thickness of 0.5 nm, the magnetic moment was not observed in the as-deposited state, but after annealing, it increased significantly. Furthermore, a strong PMA was obtained in the annealed samples; after annealing at 300 °C and 400 °C, the effective PMA energy densities were 2.28 and 1.96 × 10⁷ erg/cm³, respectively. Similar behavior was observed for samples with thicker Co layers. The magnetic dead layer and interfacial PMA energy density were also investigated to determine the interfacial effects on PMA. The occurrence of strong PMA was supported by high-resolution cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy results, demonstrating a well-defined layered structure for the annealed Pt/Co/AlN samples.

Original language	English
Article number	165514
Journal	Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume	918
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.165514
Publication status	Published - 2022 Oct 15

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This work was supported by the Creative Materials Discovery Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea [grant number 2015M3D1A1070465 ].

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Keywords

Magnetic thin films
Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
Pt/Co/AlN trilayers

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Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry

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