• DocumentCode
    845304
  • Title

    Increase of the resistivity of electroless-deposited high-Bs CoNiFeB thin films

  • Author

    Sobue, Masataka ; Segawa, Takayuki ; Yokoshima, Tokihiko ; Osaka, Tetsuya ; Kaneko, Daiju ; Tanaka, Atsushi

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Chem., Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    38
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    9/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2228
  • Lastpage
    2230
  • Abstract
    In order to increase the resistivity of electroless-deposited high-Bs CoNiFeB thin films, it was decided to investigate the effect of adding a β-alanine containing complexing agent to the plating bath. The resistivity (ρ) gradually increased as the β-alanine concentration was increased. CoNiFeB thin films with desirable soft magnetic properties, Bs = 17-17.5 kG and Hc < 3.0 Oe, were obtained under these conditions with ρ value (70-90 μΩ cm) dependent on carbon incorporation in the films. It has been suggested that carbon impurities in the films resulting from the use of the β-alanine complexing agent containing -NH2 group causes electron scattering, leading to an increase in the resistivity.
  • Keywords
    boron alloys; cobalt alloys; electrical resistivity; electroless deposited coatings; ferromagnetic materials; iron alloys; magnetic core stores; magnetic heads; magnetic permeability; magnetic thin films; metallic thin films; nickel alloys; soft magnetic materials; β-alanine containing complexing agent; -NH2 group; 17 to 17.5 kG; 70 to 90 muohm; Co65Ni13Fe21B1; CoNiFeB:C; carbon impurities; carbon incorporation; electroless-deposited high-Bs CoNiFeB thin films; electron scattering; magnetic recording density; merged GMR-head; plating bath; resistivity increase; soft magnetic properties; write-head core materials; Conductivity; Magnetic cores; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic films; Magnetic heads; Magnetic materials; Magnetic properties; Magnetic recording; Soft magnetic materials; Transistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.2002.802676
  • Filename
    1042146