Growth of L1{sub 0}-ordered crystal in FePt and FePd thin films on MgO(001) substrate
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, Tokyo, 112-8551 (Japan)
- Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa 992-8510 (Japan)
- Hitachi Power Solutions, Hitachi-naka, 312-8507 (Japan)
Formation of L1{sub 0}-oredered structure from disordered A1 phase has been investigated for FePt and FePd films on MgO(001) substrates employing a two-step method consisting of low temperature deposition at 200 °C followed by high-temperature annealing at 600 °C. L1{sub 0}-(001) variant crystal with the c-axis perpendicular to the substrate grows preferentially in FePd films whereas L1{sub 0}-(100), (010) variants tend to be mixed with the L1{sub 0}-(001) variant in FePt films. The structure analysis by X-ray diffraction indicates that a difference in A1 lattice strain is the influential factor that determines the resulting L1{sub 0}-variant structure in ordered thin films. Misfit dislocations and anti-phase boundaries are observed in high-resolution transmission electron micrographs of 10 nm-thick Fe(Pt, Pd) film consisting of L1{sub 0}-(001) variants which are formed through atomic diffusion at 600 °C in a laterally strained FePt/PeFd epitaxial thin film. Based on the experimental results, a nucleation and growth model for explaining L1{sub 0}-variant formation is proposed, which suggests a possibility in tailoring the L1{sub 0} variant structure in ordered magnetic thin films by controlling the alloy composition, the layer structure, and the substrate material.
- OSTI ID:
- 22611439
- Journal Information:
- AIP Advances, Vol. 6, Issue 8; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 2158-3226
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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