Magnetic property modification of L10 FePt thin films by interfacial diffusion of Cu and Au overlayers

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 921-923

  Chen, S K ^a   Yuan, F T ^a   Shiao, S N ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bilayer thin films; Coercivity enhancement; FePt; Interfacial diffusion; Reversal mechanism

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; COERCIVE FORCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEPOSITION; DIFFUSION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MULTILAYERS;

BILAYER THIN FILMS; COERCIVITY ENHANCEMENT; FEPT; INTERFACIAL DIFFUSION; REVERSAL MECHANISM;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 14544308783     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2004.842123     Document Type: Article

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