Abstract
The influence of the chemical compositions of FePt films on the surface segregations of Pt was investigated by cross-sectional high angle annular dark field (HAADF) scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) of L10-FePt granular films grown on single crystalline MgO substrates. Ab initio atomistic simulations revealed the surface segregation of Pt is detremental for the magentocrystalline anisotropy energy of the L10-FePt grains. This detremental effect is pronounced for the grain size of less than 15 nm. We found that the Pt surface segregation can be suppressed by a trace addition of Ag to the FePt film.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 88-91 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Scripta Materialia |
| Volume | 135 |
| Early online date | 12 Apr 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2017 |
Keywords
- Atomistic simulation
- FePt
- Microstructure
- Surface segregation