The influence of surface/interface roughness on the magnetic properties of Fe/Ni multilayers is investigated.Two methods are employed to tune the film roughness:one varies the substrate temperature,and the other pre-d...The influence of surface/interface roughness on the magnetic properties of Fe/Ni multilayers is investigated.Two methods are employed to tune the film roughness:one varies the substrate temperature,and the other pre-deposits a Ag underlayer on the MgO substrate.For films with higher roughness,a marked rise in coercivity is observed.Three factors are discussed to be mainly responsible for the coercivity rise,involving the formation of pinholes,the reduction of exchange coupling between Fe and Ni layers,and Fe-Ni alloying at interfaces.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 51071046,61078030,11074046,11174056,11274113the National Basic Research Program of China(2009CB929201)the Characterization Facility,University of Minnesota,a member of the NSF-funded Materials Research Facilities Network(www.mrfn.org)via the NSF MRSEC program under award number DMR-0819885.
文摘The influence of surface/interface roughness on the magnetic properties of Fe/Ni multilayers is investigated.Two methods are employed to tune the film roughness:one varies the substrate temperature,and the other pre-deposits a Ag underlayer on the MgO substrate.For films with higher roughness,a marked rise in coercivity is observed.Three factors are discussed to be mainly responsible for the coercivity rise,involving the formation of pinholes,the reduction of exchange coupling between Fe and Ni layers,and Fe-Ni alloying at interfaces.