Pattern-induced magnetic anisotropy in FePt thin films by ion irradiation
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, ES-28049 Madrid (Spain)
- Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, FZD, D-01314 Dresden (Germany)
- Thin Film Physics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linkoeping University, SE-581 83 Linkoeping (Sweden)
- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research, IFW, Helmholtzstrasse 20, D-01069 Dresden (Germany)
The magnetic properties of FePt thin films have been modified by exposing the samples to irradiation of 4 MeV Cl{sup 2+} ions. Patterned magnetic films, without modified topographical profile, were fabricated by irradiating the films through a shadowing micrometric mask. The structural changes, ascribed to the ion-beam-induced amorphization of the thin films, promote the modification of the magnetic anisotropy. In particular, the out-of-plane component of the magnetization decreases simultaneously with an enhancement of in-plane anisotropy by increasing ion fluence. Moreover, the nonirradiated regions present unexpected anisotropic behavior owing to the stray field of the irradiated regions. The control of this effect, which can have unwished consequences for the patterning of magnetic properties by ion bombardment, needs to be suitably addressed.
- OSTI ID:
- 21538205
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 83, Issue 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.094422; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 1098-0121
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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