Static and dynamic magnetic properties of sputtered Fe-Ga thin films

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May 3, 2017

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Daniel B. Gopman, Vimal Sampath, Hasnain Ahmad, Supriyo Bandyopadhyay, Jayasimha Atulasimha

Abstract

We present measurements of the static and dynamic properties of iron-gallium films, ranging from 20~nm to 80~nm and sputtered from an $\mathrm{Fe_{0.8}Ga_{0.2}}$ target. Using a broadband ferromagnetic resonance setup in a wide frequency range, perpendicular standing spin-wave resonances were observed with the external static magnetic field applied in--plane. The field corresponding to the strongest resonance peak at each frequency is used to determine the effective magnetization, the $g$--factor and the Gilbert damping. Furthermore, the dependence of spin- wave mode on field-position is observed for several frequencies. The analysis of broadband dynamic properties allows determination of the exchange stiffness $A = \left ( 18 \pm 4 \right ) \mathrm{pJ/m}$ and Gilbert damping $\alpha = 0.042 \pm 0.005$ for 40~nm and 80~nm thick films. These values are approximately consistent with values seen in epitaxially grown films, indicating the potential for industrial fabrication of magnetostrictive FeGa films for microwave applications.

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IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

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Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.2017.2700404

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Gopman, D. , Sampath, V. , Ahmad, H. , Bandyopadhyay, S. and Atulasimha, J. (2017), Static and dynamic magnetic properties of sputtered Fe-Ga thin films, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.2017.2700404 (Accessed October 28, 2025)