Influence of Ti on Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of FePt Granular Films

在室温下,应用对靶直流磁控溅射设备在普通玻璃基片上制备了FePt(30 nm)／Ti(t nm)颗粒膜样品,随后,在真空中进行了原位退火。详细研究了Ti衬底层对FePt颗粒膜的微结构和磁特性的影响。X射线衍射图谱表明样品形成了较有序的L10织构,Ti和FePt形成了三元FePtTi合金。当Ti层厚度t=5 nm、退火温度Ta=500℃时,样品具有高度有序的L10织构、小的颗粒尺寸和优异的磁特性。矫顽力超过了6．7 kOe,饱和磁化强度为620emu／cc。并且具有较小的开关场分布。结果表明FePt／Ti颗粒膜系统可作为超高密度磁记录介质的候选者。

INVESTIGATION ON MAGNETISM OF THE NANOMETER GRANULAR FILMS

The quantum phenomenological model has been proposed to investigate the magnetic property of nanometer magnetic granular film in an applied magnetic field.The magnetoresistance of the granular films with two distinct magnetic phases has been calculated by using Born approximation.The results show that the average scattering cross section of the magnetic cluster decreases with the increasing number n of the atom.The origin of the giant magnetoresistance comes from the spin dependent scattering between conduction electrons and magnetic granules and the field dependence of magnetoresistance and the quadratic relation of magnetoresistance on the rate of magnetic moment are in good agreement with the experiments reported.

Transport Properties of LCMO Granular Films Deposited by the Pulsed Electron Deposition Technique

By finely controlling the deposition parameters in the pulsed electron deposition process, granular La 2/3 Ca 1/3 MnO 3 （LCMO） film was grown on silicon substrates. The substrate temperature, ambient pressure in the deposition chamber and acceleration potential for the electron beam were all found to affect the grain size of the film, resulting in different morphologies of the samples. Transport properties of the obtained granular films, especially the magnetoresistance （MR）, were studied. Prominent low-field MR was observed in all samples, indicating the forming of grain boundaries in the sample. The low-field MR show great sensitive to the morphology evolution, which reaches the highest value of about 40% for the sample with the grain size of about 250 nm. More interestingly, positive-MR （p-MR） was also detected above 300 K when low magnetic field applying, whereas it disappeared with higher magnetic field applied up to 1.5 and 2 Tesla. Instead of the spin- polarized tunneling process being commonly regarded as a responsible reason, lattice mismatch between LCMO film and silicon substrate appears to be the origin of the p-MR

High coercivity in large exchange-bias Co/CoO-MgO nano-granular films

We present a detailed study on the magnetic coercivity of Co/CoO-MgO core-shell systems, which exhibits a large exchange bias due to an increase of the uncompensated spin density at the interface between the CoO shell and the metallic Co core by replacing Co by Mg within the CoO shell. We find a large magnetic coercivity of 7120 Oe around the electrical percolation threshold of the Co/CoO core/shell particles, while samples with a smaller or larger Co metal volume fraction show a considerably smaller coercivity. Thus, this study may lead to a route to improving the magnetic properties of artificial magnetic material in view of potential applications.

Influence of Pr Content on the Sructure and Giant Magnetoresistance of Pr_x(Co_(40)Ag_(60))_(100-x) Granular Films

Prx（Co40Ag60）100-x （x=0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3） granular films have been prepared by DC magneto controlled sputtering method. The XRD data indicated that Pr element favors the （111） plane preferential orientation. Magnetic measurements indicate that the average size of magnetic particles decreases as Pr content increases. For relatively low addition of Pr to CoAg granular films, Pr element can enhance GMR value and a peak value of about -14.3% is obtained at x=1.

High frequency characteristics of (Ni_(75)Fe_2)_x(Zn O)_(1-x) granular thin films with tunable damping coefficient

The effect of the volume fraction of ferromagnetic metal （x） in （Ni75Fe25）x（ZnO）1-x nanogranular thin films on microstructural, soft-magnetic, and high-frequency properties was investigated. Good soft-magnetic properties were obtained in a broad x range, with 0.55 〈 x 〈 0.82. High resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM） observations reveal that the grain size of the samples is lower than 14 nm, and that it decreases with decreasing x. Of special interest, our investigation of the permeability spectra indicates that these films exhibit an adjustable frequency linewidth of resonance peak, dependant upon changing x. Correspondingly, large and adjustable damping coefficients （aeff） from 0.023 to 0.043 were achieved by decreasing x from 0.82 to 0.55. Combined with the HRTEM results, the variation of αeff with x was analyzed in detail.

PREPARATION OF NANO-CRYSTALLINE Fe-Cu THIN FILMS AND THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES

Fe-Cu thin films of 0.2 mum in thickness with different Cu contents wereprepared by using r.f. magnetron sputtering onto glass substrate. The effect of sputteringparameters, including Ar gas pressure and input rf power, on the structure and magnetic propertieswas investigated. It was found that when the power is lower than 70W, the structure of the filmsremained single bcc-Fe phase with Cu solubility of up to 50at. percent. TEM observations for thebcc-Fe phase showed that the grain size was in the nanometer range of less than 20nm. The coercivityof Fe- Cu films was largely affected by not only Ar gas pressure but also rf power, and reachedabout 2.5Oe in the pressure of 0.67-6.67Pa and in the power of less than 100W. In addition,saturation magnetization, with Cu content less than 60at. percent, was about proportional to thecontent of bcc-Fe. When Cu content was at 60at. percent, however, saturation magnetization was muchsmaller than its calculation value.

Room-temperature ferromagnetism induced by Cu vacancies in Cu_x(Cu_2O)_(1-x) granular films

Cux（Cu2O）1-x（0.09 x 1.00） granular films with thickness about 280 nm have been fabricated by direct current reactive magnetron sputtering. The atomic ratio x can be controlled by the oxygen flow rate during Cux（Cu2O）1-x deposition. Room-temperature ferromagnetism（FM） is found in all of the samples. The saturated magnetization increases at first and then decreases with the decrease of x. The photoluminescence spectra show that the magnetization is closely correlated with the Cu vacancies in the Cux（Cu2O）1-x granular films. Fundamentally, the FM could be understood by the Stoner model based on the charge transfer mechanism. These results may provide solid evidence and physical insights on the origin of FM in the Cu2O-based oxides diluted magnetic semiconductors, especially for systems without intentional magnetic atom doping.

Enhanced optical nonlinear absorption of graded Au-TiO_2 composite films

This paper reports that single-layer and graded Au-TiO2 granular composite films with Au atom content 15%- 66% were prepared by using reactive co-sputtering technique. The third-order optical nonlinearity of single-layer and graded composite films was investigated by using s- and p-polarized Z-scans in femtosecond time scale. The nonlinear absorption coefficient βeff of single-layer Au-TiO2 films is measured to be -2.3×10^3-0.76×10^3 cm/GW with Au atom content 15%-66%. The βeff value of the 10-layer Au-TiO2 graded film is enhanced to be -2.1×10^4cm/GW calculated from p-polarized Z-scans, which is about ten times the maximum βeff of single-layer films. Broadened response in the wavelength region 730-860 nm of the enhanced optical nonlinearity of graded Au-TiO2 composite films was also investigated.

OBSERVATION ON DEFECTS IN POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON THIN FILMS

Polycrystalline silicon thin films were prepared by RTCVD (rapid thermal chemica l vapor deposition) method on several substrates such as SSP (silicon sheet from powder) ribbon, poly-Si wafer and mono-Si wafer. Intra-granular defects such as stacking faults, twins and microstructure defects were investigated on thin fil ms by scan electron microscopy (SEM) technique.

Micromagnetic simulation and experimental study on microwave permeability of nano-magnetic films

From the point of view of application in the microwave band,the theoretic and experimental researches of nanostructural magnetic films were carried out. Micromagnetic structure of the nano-magnetic film was simulated by the finite element method. The typical micromagnetic was obtained. Corresponding experiments were also done aiming at the Co40Fe40B20-SiO2 nano-granular films. The results show that the characteristics of nano-magnetic film correspond with the micromagnetic ripple theory. The microwave permeability of nano-magnetic films deduces and well fits the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert(LLG) equation. The films present large microwave permeability and high resonant frequency(μ′ and μ″ at 2 GHz are about 100 and 40 respectively and the resonant frequency is about 2.8 GHz). The additional peak of μ″ originated from perpendicular anisotropy and micromagnetic ripple structure can be suppressed by the annealing process. Thus,the microwave complex permeability spectra of these nano-magnetic films can be tailored for different applications.

Fe-Cu颗粒膜结构及巨磁电阻效应研究

通过磁控溅射方法在室温衬底上制备了Fe2 3Cu77(at.% )颗粒膜 ,利用XRD、TEM、VSM及四探针方法对Fe2 3Cu77颗粒膜的结构、性能进行了研究。结果表明 :室温时 ,尺寸约为 1nm～ 10nm的Fe颗粒非均匀分布在Cu基体中 ,颗粒膜中存在着明显的织构。VSM测量表明室温颗粒膜呈超顺磁性 ,其磁化曲线符合朗之万函数。随退火温度提高 ,颗粒膜的巨磁电阻 (GMR)值单调下降 ,在室温最大 ,其值约为 - 1.2 %。其原因可归结于颗粒膜在室温下就达到了最佳的表面积与体积比 ,从而增强了自旋相关散射和GMR效应。通过最小非线性二乘方法拟合GMR- (M /Ms)曲线表明 ,低场时GMR与 (M /Ms)呈平方率关系 ,而在高场时则偏离平方率关系。

退火温度对Fe-Cu颗粒膜巨磁阻以及磁性能的影响

利用直流磁控溅射法制备Fe28Cu72(体积分数比)颗粒膜,在不同温度下进行高真空退火,用X射线衍射仪(XRD)对样品进行结构分析,用四探针测量样品的巨磁阻效应,对测量结果进行分析,探讨了不同热处理温度对Fe_Cu颗粒膜巨磁阻的影响。结果表明:退火温度对Fe_Cu颗粒膜的影响至关重要,Fe_Cu颗粒膜经不同温度相同时间热处理后,Fe、Cu分离越来越明显,且磁电阻效应随着温度的升高而增强,Fe_Cu颗粒膜的磁性为硬磁性。

Co-Fe-Cu合金颗粒膜的穆斯堡尔谱研究

对利用熔甩法制备的Co10 Fe5Cu85样品在室温至 80 0℃范围进行了一系列的等时退火 .采用室温穆斯堡尔谱测量 ,研究了制备态和不同温度退火样品的结构和相分布变化 .研究表明 ,随着退火温度的升高 ,合金的超顺磁相先增加而后又减少 ,并在 4 50℃达到峰值 。

Magnetic properties and giant magnetoresistance effect of nanometer Fe-In_2O_3 granular films

Nanometer ferromagnetic metal-semiconductor matrix Fe-In2O3 granular films are fabricated by the radio frequency sputtering. Magnetic properties and the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect of Fex(In2O3)1-x granular film samples are studied. The result shows that the magnetoresistance (MR) ratio value of the granular film samples with Fe volume fraction x = 35% is 4.5% at room temperature. The temperature dependence (r = 1.5-300 K) of the MR ratio value of Fe0.35(In2O3)0.65 granular films shows that value below 10 K increases rapidly with the decrease of the temperature, and when T = 2 K, value is 85%. Through the study of the dependence of low field susceptibility on temperature and the hysteresis loops at different temperatures, it has been found that, when the temperature decreases to a critical point TP = 10 K, the change of the structure in Fe0.35(In2O3)0.65 granular films results in the transformation of state from ferromagnetic to spin-glass-like. The remarkable increase of the MR ratio value

Tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) in ferromagnetic metalinsulator granular films

We review the recently discovered tunnel-type giant magnetoresistance (GMR) in ferromagnetic metal-insulator granular thin films, which is the magnetoresistance (MR) associated with the spin-dependent tunneling between two ferromagnetic metal particles. The theoretical and experimental results including electrical resistivity, magnetoresistance and their temperature dependence are described. Limitations to the applications of the ferromagnetic metal-insulator granular films are also discussed. Additionally, a brief survey of another two magnetic properties, high- frequency property and giant Hall effect (GHE) associated strongly with the granular structures is also presented.

Magnetic properties and magnetoresistance of Co_xC_(1-x) granular films prepared by magnetron sputtering

Amorphous CoxC1-x granular films were prepared on n-Si（100） substrate by dc magnetron sputtering. The effects of Co con- centration, film thickness and annealing temperature on the magnetic properties and magnetoresistance （MR） were investigated After annealing at 500℃ for 0.5 hour, the Co（002） peak of the CoxC1-x（x〉2.5 at.%） films was observed, but cracks appeared in the films. Saturation magnetization Ms increased steadily with the increase of Co concentration from 2.5 at.% to 50 at.% and also increased with annealing temperature from room temperature to 400℃. The coercivity of CoxC1-x films was less than 180 Oe. The as-deposited Co2.5C97.5 granular films with 80 nm thickness showed a highly positive MR, up to 15.5% at a magnetic field of 0.8 T, observed at T=300 K when the external magnetic field was perpendicular to the film surface. With increasing film thickness and annealing temperature, the value of MR was found to decrease gradually and changed from positive to neg- ative. The MR effect of the CoxC1-x granular films can be explained by p-n heterojunction theory and interface scattering ef- fect.

Electron transport properties of magnetic granular films

In this paper,we present a review of electron transport properties of magnetic granular films.Magnetic granular films are nanocomposite materials which consist of magnetic nanoparticles embedded in a nonmagnetic matrix or assembling of magnetic nanoparticles.According to the style of the nonmagnetic matrix,microstructure and the electron transport mechanism of the films,the magnetic granular films were divided into three groups:(1) magnetic metal-metal granular films,(2) magnetic metal-insulator granular films and(3) magnetic nanocluster-assembled granular films.Moreover,we also systematically review the magnetic properties,transport properties and magnetoresistance effect of size-monodispersed Co and Fe nanocluster-assembled films.

Giant magneto-optical Faraday effect of nanometer Fe-In_2O_3 granular films

The giant magneto-optical Faraday effect of nanometer ferromagnetic metal-semiconductor matrix Fe-In2O3 granular films prepared by the radio frequency sputtering are studied. The result shows that the Faraday rotation angle θF value of the granular film samples with Fe volume fraction x = 35% is of the order of 105(°)/cm at room temperature. Temperature dependence of the Faraday rotation angle θF of Fe0.35(In2O3)0.65 granular films shows that θF value below 10 K increases rapidly with the decrease of the temperature, and when T = 4.2 K, θF value is 106(°)/cm. Through the study of the dependence of low field susceptibility on temperature and the hysteresis loops at different temperatures, it has been found that when the temperature decreases to a critical point TP = 10 K, the transformation of state from ferro- magnetic to spin-glass-like occurs in Fe0.35(In2O3)0.65 granular films. The remarkable increase of the Faraday rotation angle θF value of Fe0.35(In2O3)0.65 granular films below 10 K seems to arise from the sp-d exchange interaction of the granular film samples in the spin-glass-like state.

Magnetic properties and tunneling magnetoresistance in FeCo-SiO_2 granular films

Fefv(SiO2)1-fv granular films were fabricated by rf sputtering (fv represents the Fe volume fraction). The mi-crostructure, magnetic properties as well as the tunneling magnetoresistance effect (TMR) were systematically studied. It was found that the maximum TMR ratio is about -3.3% at fv = 0.33. Under the same condition, a series of (Fe100-x Cox)0.33(SiO2)0.67 were prepared. TMR value reaches -4.5% at x=53, while the microstructure of the film still keeps as that of Fe0.33(SiO2)0.67. The higher TMR ratio is contributed to the elevating of the spin polarization of particles. This is consistent with Inoue’s theory.