Growth and characterization of epitaxial FexPt100-x films on MgO(111)

Abstract

FexPt100-x films were grown on MgO(111) by co-sputtering Fe and Pt. Composition of the films was determined by Rutherford backscattering spectrometry with an accuracy of 1%. Epitaxy and alloy ordering were quantified by x-ray diffraction and the order parameter was determined to be 0.97 for a film with x=30 and 0.99 for a film with x=25. Neutron diffraction measurements established the presence of an antiferromagnetic phase at T= 100 K in 500 nm FePt3 samples grown on MgO(111). Since FePt3 can be grown as an ordered antiferromagnet and a disordered ferromagnet, these films provide a pathway to grow lattice matched interfaces for exchange bias studies. (c) 2005 American Vacuum Society.

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ALLOYS, Materials Science, Coatings & Films, Physics, Applied, Materials Science, Physics
Citation
Mani, P., et al. (2005): Growth and Characterization of Epitaxial FeₓPt₁₀₀₋ₓ Films on MgO(111). Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 23(4). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1116/1.1885020