Residual stress tuned magnetic properties of thick CoMnP/Cu multilayers

Electrodeposited hard magnetic thick films have vast applications in the microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Yet the very large residual stresses (σr) built-up in monolayered thick magnetic films leads to cracks, dimensional changes and deteriorated magnetic properties. Here, we explored quantita...

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Main Authors: Yu-Shan Chen, Chiao-Chi Lin, Tsung-Shune Chin, Jen-Yuan (James) Chang, Cheng-Kuo Sung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2022-03-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/9.0000319
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author Yu-Shan Chen
Chiao-Chi Lin
Tsung-Shune Chin
Jen-Yuan (James) Chang
Cheng-Kuo Sung
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Chiao-Chi Lin
Tsung-Shune Chin
Jen-Yuan (James) Chang
Cheng-Kuo Sung
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description Electrodeposited hard magnetic thick films have vast applications in the microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Yet the very large residual stresses (σr) built-up in monolayered thick magnetic films leads to cracks, dimensional changes and deteriorated magnetic properties. Here, we explored quantitatively magnetic properties of CoMnP/Cu multilayers tuned by σr, which in turn are varied by the inserted soft Cu interlayer and thickness of single CoMnP magnetic layers. The configuration of the multilayers is an alternating CoMnP/Cu on Cu-substrate. The thickness of Cu interlayer was 1.4 μm. We kept a sum of all magnetic layers in the multilayers at ∼20 μm to benchmark with a 19.4 μm monolayered CoMnP. The magnetic layers are 94 wt.% Co and possess highly textured (002) hexagonal close packed microstructures. We characterized the apparent crystallite stresses through sin2ψ method by X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and residual film stress by curvature method. The insertion of Cu interlayers effectively reduces σr by 23% through stacking with six single-layered CoMnP. The out-of-plane (OP) anisotropy is slightly reduced. While the maximum energy product in the in-plane (IP) direction can be significantly enhanced by 430% ∼ 690% with increasing the number of the CoMnP single layer in the multilayers. The magneto-elastic behaviors well explain the evolution of the total anisotropy energy of the mono- and multi-layers. By CoMnP/Cu configurations we successfully worked out a strategy to preserve prestigious OP performance while to enhance IP properties by 4 to 6 times to meet ever increasing challenges in MEMS applications.
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spelling doaj.art-4f6b09049a1d4fa987a0dd1697da04f72022-12-22T02:49:43ZengAIP Publishing LLCAIP Advances2158-32262022-03-01123035022035022-510.1063/9.0000319Residual stress tuned magnetic properties of thick CoMnP/Cu multilayersYu-Shan Chen0Chiao-Chi Lin1Tsung-Shune Chin2Jen-Yuan (James) Chang3Cheng-Kuo Sung4Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung 40724, TaiwanDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung 40724, TaiwanDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung 40724, TaiwanDepartment of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, TaiwanDepartment of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, TaiwanElectrodeposited hard magnetic thick films have vast applications in the microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Yet the very large residual stresses (σr) built-up in monolayered thick magnetic films leads to cracks, dimensional changes and deteriorated magnetic properties. Here, we explored quantitatively magnetic properties of CoMnP/Cu multilayers tuned by σr, which in turn are varied by the inserted soft Cu interlayer and thickness of single CoMnP magnetic layers. The configuration of the multilayers is an alternating CoMnP/Cu on Cu-substrate. The thickness of Cu interlayer was 1.4 μm. We kept a sum of all magnetic layers in the multilayers at ∼20 μm to benchmark with a 19.4 μm monolayered CoMnP. The magnetic layers are 94 wt.% Co and possess highly textured (002) hexagonal close packed microstructures. We characterized the apparent crystallite stresses through sin2ψ method by X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and residual film stress by curvature method. The insertion of Cu interlayers effectively reduces σr by 23% through stacking with six single-layered CoMnP. The out-of-plane (OP) anisotropy is slightly reduced. While the maximum energy product in the in-plane (IP) direction can be significantly enhanced by 430% ∼ 690% with increasing the number of the CoMnP single layer in the multilayers. The magneto-elastic behaviors well explain the evolution of the total anisotropy energy of the mono- and multi-layers. By CoMnP/Cu configurations we successfully worked out a strategy to preserve prestigious OP performance while to enhance IP properties by 4 to 6 times to meet ever increasing challenges in MEMS applications.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/9.0000319
spellingShingle Yu-Shan Chen
Chiao-Chi Lin
Tsung-Shune Chin
Jen-Yuan (James) Chang
Cheng-Kuo Sung
Residual stress tuned magnetic properties of thick CoMnP/Cu multilayers
AIP Advances
title Residual stress tuned magnetic properties of thick CoMnP/Cu multilayers
title_full Residual stress tuned magnetic properties of thick CoMnP/Cu multilayers
title_fullStr Residual stress tuned magnetic properties of thick CoMnP/Cu multilayers
title_full_unstemmed Residual stress tuned magnetic properties of thick CoMnP/Cu multilayers
title_short Residual stress tuned magnetic properties of thick CoMnP/Cu multilayers
title_sort residual stress tuned magnetic properties of thick comnp cu multilayers
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/9.0000319
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