The magnetic properties of CoFeB thin films grown on flexible polyimide substrates were investigated using a magneto-optical Kerr effect magnetometer. In-plane uniaxial magnetic anisotropy was observed in the virgin s...The magnetic properties of CoFeB thin films grown on flexible polyimide substrates were investigated using a magneto-optical Kerr effect magnetometer. In-plane uniaxial magnetic anisotropy was observed in the virgin state. The strain induced by bending the flexible substrate was applied on the sample to change the magnetic properties of CoFeB.The strain induced uniaxial magnetic anisotropy changed linearly with the deformation by about 8.41 × 10^4erg/cm^3 at 1%of deformation. Our results prove the magnetic properties of CoFeB grown on flexible polyimide substrate can be tuned effectively by bending, which could be important for future flexible spintronics.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2011CB922201 and 2015CB921401)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11174272,11474272,11274371,51431009,and 61225021)
文摘The magnetic properties of CoFeB thin films grown on flexible polyimide substrates were investigated using a magneto-optical Kerr effect magnetometer. In-plane uniaxial magnetic anisotropy was observed in the virgin state. The strain induced by bending the flexible substrate was applied on the sample to change the magnetic properties of CoFeB.The strain induced uniaxial magnetic anisotropy changed linearly with the deformation by about 8.41 × 10^4erg/cm^3 at 1%of deformation. Our results prove the magnetic properties of CoFeB grown on flexible polyimide substrate can be tuned effectively by bending, which could be important for future flexible spintronics.
