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Magnetic Properties of the Co-Cd60} and Fe-Cd60}Nanocrystalline Magnetic Thin Films

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Author(s)

L A. Zheng, E V. Barrera, Robert D. Shull

Abstract

The basic magnetic properties of Co-Cd60} and Fe-Cd60} nanocrystalline magnetic thin films and the temperature effects of these properties have been investigated. Experimental results show that the Co-Cd60} films possess an in-plane magnetic anisotropy, but such an anisotropy is not found in the Fe-Cd60} films. At room temperature, the magnetic coercivity decreases with increasing Cd60} concentration in the Co-Cd60} films while it increases with increasing Cd60} concentration in the Fe-Cd60} film. Strong temperature-dependent remanence and saturation magnetization are found in both the Co-Cd60} and Fe-C60 films with high C60 concentration due to the nanosize grain effects. The effects of temperature on the coercivity of the Co-Cd60} and Fe-Cd60} films are different and determined by the intrinsic magnetocrystalline anistropy energy of Co and Fe respectively.
Citation
Journal of Applied Physics

Keywords

anisotropy, coercivity, magnetic properties, nanocrystalline magnetic thin films, saturation magnetization, temperature-dependent remanence

Citation

Zheng, L. , Barrera, E. and Shull, R. (2005), Magnetic Properties of the Co-C{d60} and Fe-C{d60}Nanocrystalline Magnetic Thin Films, Journal of Applied Physics, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=853238 (Accessed April 26, 2024)
Created April 20, 2005, Updated October 12, 2021