NdTbCo/Cr amorphous films with high perpendicular magnetic anisotropy were prepared onto glass substrates by rf magnetron sputtering. The effects of Nd substitution on the magnetic and magneto-optical properties of Tb...NdTbCo/Cr amorphous films with high perpendicular magnetic anisotropy were prepared onto glass substrates by rf magnetron sputtering. The effects of Nd substitution on the magnetic and magneto-optical properties of TbCo/Cr films were investigated. It was found that partial Tb substitution by Nd would increase the saturation magnetization and the Kerr rotation angle, change the temperature dependence of magneto-optical characteristics. These results can be explained by the ferrimagnetic structure of the rare earth-transition metal alloy. When the magnetic layer composition was （Nd0.265Tb0.735）31Co69, a saturation magnetization of 247 emu/cm^3 and a coercivity of 3.8 kOe at room temperature could be obtained.展开更多
基金the Major Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.60490290)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.60571010)
文摘NdTbCo/Cr amorphous films with high perpendicular magnetic anisotropy were prepared onto glass substrates by rf magnetron sputtering. The effects of Nd substitution on the magnetic and magneto-optical properties of TbCo/Cr films were investigated. It was found that partial Tb substitution by Nd would increase the saturation magnetization and the Kerr rotation angle, change the temperature dependence of magneto-optical characteristics. These results can be explained by the ferrimagnetic structure of the rare earth-transition metal alloy. When the magnetic layer composition was （Nd0.265Tb0.735）31Co69, a saturation magnetization of 247 emu/cm^3 and a coercivity of 3.8 kOe at room temperature could be obtained.
