Department of Physics and Astronomy: Publications and Other Research
Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
4-15-1991
Abstract
The effect of the insertion of nonmagnetic Cr planes on coercivities of thin Co films has been studied in Co/Cr multilayered films. The in-plane coercivity Hc║ can be as high as 1800 Oe and can be adjusted easily, ranging from 650 to 1800 Oe. The large Hc║ is related to the Co(110) in-plane orientation which is induced by a Cr(100) in-plane-oriented underlayer. In addition, it appears that a decreasing saturation magnetization Ms, a decreasing average structural coherence length D in the direction perpendicular to the film, and a narrowing distribution of D are correlated to the increasing in Hc║. The effects of texture, Cr interlayers, D and its distribution, and the Cr underlayer on the magnetic properties are discussed. Journal of Applied Physics is copyrighted by The American Institute of Physics.
Comments
Published by American Institute of Physics. J. Applied Physics 69, 4541 (1991). ©1991 American Institute of Physics. Permission to use. http://jap.aip.org/jap/.