DocumentCode :
763801
Title :
The Effects of Underlayers for SmCo 
Thin Films With Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy
Thin Films With Perpendicular Magnetic AnisotropyAuthor :
Kato, Isamu ; Takei, Shigeto ; Liu, Xiaoxi ; Morisako, Akimitsu
Author_Institution :
Center for Spin Device Technol., Shinshu Univ., Nagano
Volume :
42
Issue :
10
fYear :
2006
Firstpage :
2366
Lastpage :
2368
Abstract :
Ru was used for the seed and interlayer for SmCo5 layer and its effects on the structure and magnetic properties of SmCo5 film were studied. It was found that the Ru seed layer can decrease the surface roughness and reduce the grain size of Cu underlayer. The Ru interlayer promotes perpendicular orientation of c axis in the SmCo5 crystallite and results in the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
Keywords :
copper; magnetic thin films; perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; ruthenium; samarium alloys; Cu; Ru; SmCo5; copper underlayer; grain size; magnetic properties; perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; ruthenium interlayer; ruthenium seed layer; surface roughness; thin films; Grain size; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic films; Magnetic materials; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Perpendicular magnetic recording; Rough surfaces; Sputtering; Substrates; Surface roughness; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Ru/Cu/Ru sandwich layer; SmCo; recording medium;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9464
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2006.878679
Filename :
1704301
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