High-coercivity, c-axis oriented Nd{sub 2}Fe{sub 14}B films grown by molecular beam epitaxy
Thin films of Nd{sub 2}Fe{sub 14}B with a c-axis orientation and bulk- like magnetic properties were grown with thickness as low as 300 {Angstrom}. They were grown on single-crystal MgO(100) wafers overcoated with epitaxial Mo(100) buffer layers. The 2-14-1 phase were crystallized either by sequential deposition or co-deposition of Fe, Nd, and B from pure elemental evaporation sources onto 600-700 C substrates. Structure of each film was characterized in-situ with RHEED and ex-situ with XRD. For the sequentially deposited films, the in-plane saturation field is 60-70 kOe at 300 K, consistent with the bulk anisotropy field of 73 kOe. The spin-reorientation transition at 135 K can also be clearly seen in the in-plane and out-of-plane magnetization vs temperature data. The out-of-plane coercivities range from 15-20 kOe at 20 K and 3-8 kOe at 300 K. Co-deposition results in a multiphase structure, with Nd{sub 2}Fe{sub 14}B now the minority phase. The multiphase structure results in reduced perpendicular anisotropy.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Materials Science Div.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 465303
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/MSD/CP-90206; CONF-961141-9; ON: DE97003888
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 41. annual conference on magnetism and magnetic materials, Atlanta, GA (United States), 12-15 Nov 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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