Magnetic anisotropy of Co-M-Pt (M = Cr, Mo, Ru, W, Re) perpendicular films deposited on various seed layer materials

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2106-2108

  Sato, H ^a   Shimatsu, T ^a   Okazaki, Y ^a   Kitakami, O ^a   Okamoto, S ^a   Aoi, H ^a   Muraoka, ^a   Nakamura, Y ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C a ratio; CopT based ternary alloy perpendicular films; Perpendicular recording media; Saturation magnetization; Seed layers; Uniaxial magnetic anisotropy energy

Indexed keywords

COBALT ALLOYS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; DEPOSITION; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC RECORDING; SATURATION MAGNETIZATION; TERNARY ALLOYS;

PERPENDICULAR RECORDING MEDIA; PERPENDICULAR THIN FILMS; SEED LAYER MATERIALS; TERNARY ALLOY PERPENDICULAR FILMS;

MAGNETIC THIN FILMS;

EID: 34249060887     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2007.892540     Document Type: Article

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