Large uniaxial magnetic anisotropy of Co-Pt perpendicular films induced by lattice deformation

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2995-2997

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

^a IEEE

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Co Pt films; Fee volume fraction; Hep lattice; Lattice deformation; Ru underlayer; Surface anisotropy; Uniaxial magnetic anisotropy

Indexed keywords

COBALT; FILM THICKNESS; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; VOLUME FRACTION;

HEP LATTICE; LATTICE DEFORMATION; SURFACE ANISOTROPY; UNIAXIAL MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY;

METALLIC FILMS;

EID: 34249098496     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2007.893126     Document Type: Article

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