Boron segregation in crystallized MgO/amorphous- Co40 Fe40 B20 thin films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  You, C Y ^a   Ohkubo, T ^a   Takahashi, Y K ^a   Hono, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; BORIDES; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; EXCAVATION; MATERIALS SCIENCE; METALLIC GLASS; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; NONMETALS; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); THICK FILMS; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION); VAPOR DEPOSITION;

AMORPHOUS PRECURSORS; ANNEALING TEMPERATURE; BI LAYERS; BI-LAYER FILMS; BORON SEGREGATION; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESSES; ENERGY-FILTERING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FERROMAGNETIC ELECTRODES; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; MAGNETIC TUNNELING JUNCTIONS; PRIMARY CRYSTALLIZATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ATOM PROBE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OBSERVATION; TUNNELING BARRIERS;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS;

EID: 49749129307     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2963709     Document Type: Article

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