Magnetic anisotropy and order structure of L1{sub 0}-FePt(001) single-crystal films grown epitaxially on (001) planes of MgO, SrTiO{sub 3}, and MgAl{sub 2}O{sub 4} substrates
- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578 (Japan)
- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Material, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577 (Japan)
L1{sub 0}–FePt(001) single-crystal films were grown epitaxially on SrTiO{sub 3}(001), MgAl{sub 2}O{sub 4}(001), and MgO(001) substrates. Their uniaxial magnetic anisotropy K{sub u} and the order structure were examined for the film thickness t range of 2–14 nm. All series of films show large K{sub u} of 4 × 10{sup 7} erg/cm{sup 3} in the thickness range higher than 10 nm, with order parameter S of 0.8 and saturation magnetization M{sub s} of 1120 emu/cm{sup 3}. K{sub u} decreased gradually as t decreased. The K{sub u} reduction was considerable when t decreased from 4 nm to 2 nm. No marked difference in the thickness dependence of K{sub u} was found in any series of films, although the lattice mismatch between FePt and the substrates was markedly different. K{sub u} reduction showed good agreement with the reduction of S for the films on MgAl{sub 2}O{sub 4} and MgO. The K{sub u} ∼ S{sup 2} plot showed an almost linear relation, which is in good agreement with theoretical predictions. Transmission electron microscopy images for a FePt film on MgO substrate revealed that the lattice mismatch between FePt(001) and MgO(001) was relaxed in the initial 1 or 2 layers of FePt(001) lattices, which is likely to be true also for two other series of films.
- OSTI ID:
- 22273889
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 115, Issue 17; Conference: 55. annual conference on magnetism and magnetic materials, Atlanta, GA (United States), 14-18 Nov 2010; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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