Soft magnetism, magnetostriction, and microwave properties of FeGaB thin films

  • J. Lou
  • , R. E. Insignares
  • , Z. Cai
  • , K. S. Ziemer
  • , M. Liu
  • , N. X. Sun

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Abstract

A series of (Fe100-y Gay) 1-x Bx (x=0-21 and y=9-17) films were deposited; their microstructure, soft magnetism, magnetostrictive behavior, and microwave properties were investigated. The addition of B changes the FeGaB films from polycrystalline to amorphous phase and leads to excellent magnetic softness with coercivity <1 Oe, high 4π Ms, self-biased ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) frequency of 1.85 GHz, narrow FMR linewidth (X band) of 16-20 Oe, and a high saturation magnetostriction constant of 70 ppm. The combination of these properties makes the FeGaB films potential candidates for tunable magnetoelectric microwave devices and other rf/microwave magnetic device applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number182504
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume91
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes

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