Influence of crystal structure on the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy of an epitaxial CoPt alloy

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Abstract

CoPt1.1 alloys were prepared on Mo seeding layers on Al2O3(11-20), (1-102), and (1-100) substrates by molecular beam epitaxy. Reflection high energy electron diffraction and X-ray diffraction analysis and polar magnetooptical Kerr effect and extraordinary Hall effect investigations demonstrate a strong correlation between the crystal structure and perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in the alloys. The alloys exhibited distinct crystal structures and chemical ordering for substrate temperatures of 300 and 400 °C. The appearance of the ordered L11(111) phase enhances the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and the Kerr rotations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5977-5979
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume85
Issue number8 II B
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1999 Apr 15
EventProceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials - Miami, FL, USA
Duration: 1998 Nov 91998 Nov 12

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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