STRUCTURAL AND MAGNETIC-PROPERTIES OF (001)FE FILMS

被引:12
作者
FUKE, H
SAWABE, A
MIZOGUCHI, T
机构
[1] Materials and Devices Research Laboratories, Research and Development Center, Toshiba Corporation, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, 210
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 8B期
关键词
EPITAXIAL FE FILM; MAGNETIZATION PROCESS; DOMAIN STRUCTURE; STRIPE DOMAIN; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.32.L1137
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
The relationship between structural and magnetic properties was examined for epitaxial Fe(001) films with 500 angstrom to 1 mum thickness on MgO(001) substrates prepared by the ion beam sputtering technique. Lattice spacing perpendicular to the (001) plane of as-deposited Fe films was found to be longer by 1.4 to 2% than the lattice parameter of bulk Fe. The shapes of M-H curves for those Fe films changed from square to step type with increasing film thickness. Stripe domain was observed for films with step-type hysteresis loops. The appearance of the stripe domain was clearly explained by the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy induced by the tension of the lattice.
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页码:L1137 / L1140
页数:4
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