Effect of roughness on perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in (Co90Fe10/Pt)n superlattices

Superlattice [Co90Fe10(0.21)/Pt(0.23)]n (unit in nm) with the repeat cycles n ranging from 3 to 30 were studied. Both effective anisotropy (Keff) and PMA constant (KU) reached a maximum at n=8. When the 3 nm Pt underlayer was deposited at low energy condition, the Keff and KU of (CoFe/Pt)8 are 4.0 a...

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Main Authors: Jinjun Qiu, Zhaoliang Meng, Yi Yang, Ji Feng Ying, Qi Jia Yap, Guchang Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2016-05-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4944520