ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Nanostructured Co/Ag composite films were prepared by magnetron sputtering using a single target. The average crystallite sizes of Co and Ag in the films depend on the deposition conditions. As the substrate temperature increases from 100 °C to 600 °C, the average Ag crystallite size increases from 39 to 452 A(ring), and the average Co crystallite size increases from 〈30 to 297 A(ring) in the film with 39 vol. % of Co. The films with 39 vol. % of Co and prepared at 400 °C substrate temperature showed a maximum magnetic coercivity of 565 Oe at 6 K. We have studied the correlation between the structure and magnetic properties of these films.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.350094