Magnetic and structural properties of sputter deposited Co/Pt multilayers

Author

Lacey, E.T.M. ; Grundy, P.J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Pure & Appl. Phys., Salford Univ., UK

Volume

26

Issue

5

fYear

1990

fDate

9/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2356

Lastpage

2358

Abstract

The fabrication and characterization of some Co/Pt multilayers are described. The multilayers were deposited in a conventional sputtering system. Their magnetic and structural properties have been measured. The multilayers show a well-defined layered structure at the layer thicknesses at which optimum magnetic properties are obtained. The magnetic properties, including the domain structure, are consistent with a predominant perpendicular anisotropy in the multilayers and depend on the individual cobalt layer thickness and on the number of periods in the multilayer

Keywords

cobalt; magnetic anisotropy; magnetic domains; magnetic thin films; metallic superlattices; platinum; sputtered coatings; Co-Pt; characterization; domain structure; fabrication; layer thicknesses; layered structure; optimum magnetic properties; perpendicular anisotropy; sputter deposited Co/Pt multilayers; structural properties; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Cobalt; Magnetic films; Magnetic materials; Magnetic multilayers; Magnetic properties; Microstructure; Nonhomogeneous media; Platinum; Sputtering;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.104722

Filename

104722