Microwave frequency performance and high magnetic anisotropy of Fe 70Co 30 - B films prepared by a modified composition gradient sputtering

  • Shandong Li
  • , Lili Wang
  • , Jie Xu
  • , Zeng Wang
  • , Ming Liu
  • , J. Lou
  • , S. Beguhn
  • , Tianxiang Nan
  • , Feng Xu
  • , Nian X. Sun
  • , Jenq Gong Duh

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Abstract

A composition gradient sputtering (CGS) method, in which the doping elements have a gradient distribution from one side to another of the sample, was proposed in our previous work [Li SD, Appl. Phys. Lett., 92 (2008) 092501]. An ultra high magnetic anisotropy field over 500 Oe and ferromagnetic frequency over 7 GHz were obtained in as-deposited FeCoHf films by CGS method due to the stress-induced uniaxial magnetic anisotropy. However, the magnetic properties of the CGS samples are non-uniform, showing a location dependence. In this paper, a modified CGS (MCGS) method was proposed to improve the original CGS method. It is revealed that the MCGS method dramatically improves the uniformity of the high-frequency soft magnetic properties of the as-deposited Fe 70Co 30 - B films. A narrow ferromagnetic resonance frequency (f FMR) range around 5.5 GHz (5.2-5.7 GHz) with a deviation less than 10% and high uniaxial magnetic anisotropy field up to 330 Oe were obtained for as-deposited films with 75 mm in length. As Comparison, the f FMR of the CGS samples is very inhomogeneous and distribute in a broad range from 3.1 to 6.7 GHz with a large deviation as high as 116%. The evident advantages of MCGS samples, such as high UMA and relatively uniform high-frequency characteristics, suggest that the MCGS Fe 70Co 30 - B films are particularly in favor of the integration between magnetic films and RF/microwave components.

Original languageEnglish
Article number6332816
Pages (from-to)4313-4316
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Transactions on Magnetics
Volume48
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Composition gradient sputtering
  • High-frequency ferromagnetic properties
  • Magnetic anisotropy
  • Soft magnetic films (SMFs)

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