Stable surface structures and magnetic properties of L10-ordered CoPt thin films according to thin film layer thickness

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 6316-6320

  Hwang, Yubin ^a   Chung, Yong Chae ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CoPt; DFT; Magnetic property; Surface phase diagram; Thin film thickness

Indexed keywords

COPT; DFT; ELECTRON FILLING; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY ENERGY; MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICES; STABLE SURFACES; SURFACE PHASE; THIN FILM LAYERS;

MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC STORAGE; MAGNETIC THIN FILMS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; THIN FILMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FILM THICKNESS;

EID: 84885463557     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: 15334899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2013.7727     Document Type: Article

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