The influence of tantalum content in relation to substrate temperature on magnetic and structural properties of Co-Cr-Ta thin films

被引:7
作者
Le Kim, P
Lodder, C
Luong, NH
Hien, TD
机构
[1] Int Training Inst Mat Sci, Hanoi, Vietnam
[2] Univ Twente, ISTG, MESA Res Inst, NL-7500 AE Enschede, Netherlands
[3] Univ Hanoi, Fac Phys, Cryogen Lab, Hanoi, Vietnam
关键词
thin films; substrate temperature; tantalum; RF-sputtering;
D O I
10.1016/S0304-8853(98)00412-0
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
In this study, we investigated the influence of Ta content (in Co86Cr12Ta2 and Co82Cr13Ta5 compositions) on magnetic and structural properties of Co-Cr-Ta perpendicular media samples grown on Si substrates at different substrate temperatures during RF-sputter deposition. In general, coercivity of Co82Cr13Ta5 samples is higher than that of Co86Cr12Ta2 samples, whereas the perpendicular c-axis orientation of Co86Cr12Ta2 samples is better. Ta content was suggested to be in between 2 and 5 at% to give optimum magnetic and structural properties. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:117 / 120
页数:4
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