Abstract
We report the growth of amorphous FeSiBC films on a range of substrates including oriented semiconductor, polycrystalline metal, and polyimide. The films vary in thickness from 2.6 μm down to 20 nm and were characterised by the Magneto-Optic Kerr Effect (MOKE), and for the thicker films a combination of MOKE and a high resolution inductive magnetometer. These measurements imply a skin-depth of 30 nm, at the frequency of the MOKE laser. A representative amorphous FeSiBC film of thickness 0.3 μm was patterned into wires of nominal width 10 μm, separation 5 μm, and length 10 mm by conventional microelectronic fabrication techniques. The switching of the wire-array was investigated by MOKE.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 147-154 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials |
| Volume | 162 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
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| Publication status | Published - Sept 1996 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Measurements made by Mr R.M. Abraham and S. Dean are acknowledged, together with the X-ray diffraction and electron-probe micro-analysis performed respectively by Mr B. Chapman and Mr H.R. Perrott of Bath University. The financial support of the ESPRC is acknowledged.
Funding
Measurements made by Mr R.M. Abraham and S. Dean are acknowledged, together with the X-ray diffraction and electron-probe micro-analysis performed respectively by Mr B. Chapman and Mr H.R. Perrott of Bath University. The financial support of the ESPRC is acknowledged.
Keywords
- Amorphous systems - Films
- FeSiBC
- Magnetoelastic
- Microfabrication
- MOKE
- Sputtering
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics