Nd-Fe-B films with Ta and Mo additions used as buffer and capping layers and as interlayers have been deposited by r.f. sputtering on heated Si(111) substrates at 370°C and 470°C, and subsequently annealed at temperatures between 550°C and 650°C. In comparison with the Ta/NdFeB/Ta film, the Mo/NdFeB/Mo film deposited at 470°C presents an obvious anisotropic character. Very good anisotropic magnetic properties were obtained for Mo/[NdFeB(180)/Mo(5)]×3/Mo multilayer film deposited at 470°C and then annealed at 550°C. This sample exhibits an increase in coercivity from 1225 kA/m up to 1651.8 kA/m, increase in M_{r}/M_{s} ratio from 0.90 up to 0.99, and increase in the maximum energy product from 60.4 to 121.6 kJ/m^{3} as compared to the as-deposited Mo/NdFeB/Mo film. The results demonstrate that after annealing at 550°C the Mo film is more effective for nucleation of Nd_{2}Fe_{14}B hard magnetic grains with c-axis perpendicular to the film plane, especially in multilayer variant.
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