• DocumentCode
    788748
  • Title

    Dependence of Co/Pd superlattice properties on Pd layer thickness

  • Author

    Nemoto, Hiroaki ; Nakagawa, Hiroyuki ; Hosoe, Yuzuru

  • Author_Institution
    Inf. Storage Res. Dept., Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    2714
  • Lastpage
    2716
  • Abstract
    Palladium (Pd) layers in contact with Co layers can be magnetically polarized. By examining the thickness dependence of this magnetization, we determined the induced magnetization distribution in Pd layers in sputtered Co/Pd superlattice films. The perpendicular anisotropy energy was strongly related to the induced magnetization, which was considerably sensitive to the sputtering conditions, particularly the deposition rate and Ar pressure.
  • Keywords
    cobalt; magnetic multilayers; magnetisation; palladium; perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; sputtered coatings; Co-Pd; Co/Pd superlattice; induced magnetization distribution; perpendicular anisotropy energy; sputtered film; thickness dependence; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Argon; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic films; Magnetic superlattices; Magnetization; Partial discharges; Perpendicular magnetic recording; Sputtering; Substrates;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.2003.815572
  • Filename
    1233194