Magnetic Textures in Thin Ion-Irradiated Ni and Fe Films

• Authors: K. Lieb , Kun Zhang , G. Müller , P. Schaaf , M. Uhrmacher , W. Felsch , M. Münzenberg
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Heavy-ion bombardment of thin ferromagnetic, polycrystalline films can induce substantial changes of their magnetic and microstructural properties. Since we first identified this effect in 50-150 nm thick Fe and Ni films irradiated with Xe-ions, we made a systematic search for the influence of various film and implantation parameters on the orientation and degree of the magnetic anisotropy and how these parameters correlate with the microstructure of the films. Several analyzing methods, such as Rutherford backscattering, magneto-optical Kerr effect, X-ray diffraction, magnetic force microscopy, ^{111}In perturbed angular correlation, and conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy, were employed in the investigation.

Keywords

EN

75.30.Gw; 75.50.Bb; 75.70.Ak

Discipline

• 75.70.Ak: Magnetic properties of monolayers and thin films
• 75.30.Gw: Magnetic anisotropy
• 75.50.Bb: Fe and its alloys

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2001
• Volume: 100
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 751-760

Dates

published

2001-11

received

2001-05-14

Contributors

author

K. Lieb

• II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Göttingen, Bunsenstr. 9, 37073 Göttingen, Germany

author

Kun Zhang

• II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Göttingen, Bunsenstr. 9, 37073 Göttingen, Germany

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G. Müller

• II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Göttingen, Bunsenstr. 9, 37073 Göttingen, Germany

author

P. Schaaf

• II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Göttingen, Bunsenstr. 9, 37073 Göttingen, Germany

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M. Uhrmacher

• II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Göttingen, Bunsenstr. 9, 37073 Göttingen, Germany

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W. Felsch

• I. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Göttingen, Bunsenstr. 9, 37073 Göttingen, Germany

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M. Münzenberg

• I. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Göttingen, Bunsenstr. 9, 37073 Göttingen, Germany

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.100.751