Structural and magnetic characterization of very thin Co-Cr film

Berge ten, Peter and Lodder, Cock and Porthun, Steffen and Popma, Theo (1992) Structural and magnetic characterization of very thin Co-Cr film. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 113 (1-3). pp. 36-46. ISSN 0304-8853

Preview

PDF
2556Kb

Abstract:	In this paper we describe the nucleation and growth of thin Co---Cr layers on different substrates and seedlayers. Especially the presence and formation of the initial layer is considered, and corresponding growth mechanisms are proposed. The magnetic properties of these layers have been analyzed by in-plane VSM and by anomalous Hall effect (AHE) measurements. Even layers as thin as 5nm are shown to exhibit a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. For a high coercive Co---Cr film the formation of dot-like domains is shown by the Bitter-colloid/SEM technique.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 1992 Elsevier Science
Faculty:	Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS)
Research Group:	Transducers Science and Technology (TST)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/24277
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-8853(92)91244-N
Export this item as:	BibTeX EndNote HTML Citation Reference Manager

Show download statistics for this publication

Repository Staff Only: item control page

Metis ID: 129077