CoPt and FePt Thin Films for High Density Recording Media
Abstract
Granular CoPt/C and FePt/C films, consisting of nanoparticles of the highly anisotropic fct CoPt (FePt) phase embedded in a carbon matrix, were made by co-sputtering from pure Co50Pt50 (Fe50Pt50) and C targets using a tandem deposition mode. The as-made films showed a disordered face centered cubic (fcc) structure, which was magnetically soft and had low coercivity. Magnetic hardening occurred after heat treatment at elevated temperatures, which led to increase in coercivity with values up to 15 kOe. The hardening originated from the transformation of the fcc phase to a highly anisotropic face centered tetragonal phase (fct) with anisotropy K > 10(exp 7) erg/cu cm. Transmission electron microscopy studies showed FePt particles embedded in C matrix with a particle size increasing from below 5 nm in the as-made state to 15 nm in the fully annealed state. These results are very promising and make these materials potential candidates for high-density magnetic recording.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADP011813
Entities
People
- D. Niarchos
- G. C. Hadjipanayis
- I. Panagiotopoulos
- J. A. Christodoulides
- Yinglong Zhang
Organizations
- University of Delaware