Electronic Resource
[S.l.]
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American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Journal of Applied Physics
91 (2002), S. 3103-3110
ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
We show how the magnetic properties of the Pt/Co ultrathin film structure can be modified and even controlled under uniform irradiation by Ga+ ions at low fluence in the 20–100 keV range. A systematic magneto-optical study is presented for the Pt/Co(1.4 nm)/Pt(111) ultrathin-film structure. At ion fluences below D=1014 Ga+/cm2, the coercive field is steadily reduced when increasing the fluence. At large fluences, in the range D=(5–10)×1014 Ga+ ions/cm2, the magnetization of the Co layer drops rapidly and the film finally becomes paramagnetic at room temperature for D〉2×1015 Ga+ ions/cm2. We demonstrate that these magnetic changes are related to the effect of ion-induced collisional intermixing of the Co/Pt interfaces, leading to the formation of stable Co–Pt alloys with varying composition across the interfaces. A simple model is derived to relate the ion beam-induced mixing to the changes in magnetic properties. The present work allows us to gain a quantitative understanding of previous experiments using a focused Ga+ ion beam to pattern magnetic properties of similar samples at a sub-100 nm scale. © 2002 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1427144
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