Dynamics of particles with cubic magnetic anisotropy in a viscous liquid

1970 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

pp. 484-485

Author(s):

A. C. Faberge

Keyword(s):

Vapor Pressure ◽

Viscous Liquid ◽

Glass Substrate ◽

Room Temperature ◽

Carbon Film ◽

Carbon Films ◽

Organic Glass ◽

Spectroscopic Examination ◽

Polymeric Substrates

Benzylamine tartrate (m.p. 63°C) seems to be a better and more convenient substrate for making carbon films than any of those previously proposed. Using it in the manner described, it is easy consistently to make batches of specimen grids as open as 200 mesh with no broken squares, and without individual handling of the grids. Benzylamine tartrate (hereafter called B.T.) is a viscous liquid when molten, which sets to a glass. Unlike polymeric substrates it does not swell before dissolving; such swelling of the substrate seems to be a principal cause of breakage of carbon film. Mass spectroscopic examination indicates a vapor pressure less than 10−9 Torr at room temperature.

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TEM Study of Co/Pd and Co/Au Multilayers

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100151015 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 51 ◽

pp. 1036-1037

Author(s):

A.E.M. De Veirman ◽

F.J.G. Hakkens ◽

W.M.J. Coene ◽

F.J.A. den Broeder

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Anisotropy ◽

Ion Beam ◽

Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy ◽

Optical Recording ◽

Magnetic Multilayer ◽

Ion Beam Sputtering ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Beam Sputtering ◽

Substrate Temperatures

There is currently great interest in magnetic multilayer (ML) thin films (see e.g.), because they display some interesting magnetic properties. Co/Pd and Co/Au ML systems exhibit perpendicular magnetic anisotropy below certain Co layer thicknesses, which makes them candidates for applications in the field of magneto-optical recording. It has been found that the magnetic anisotropy of a particular system strongly depends on the preparation method (vapour deposition, sputtering, ion beam sputtering) as well as on the substrate, underlayer and deposition temperature. In order to get a better understanding of the correlation between microstructure and properties a thorough cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (XTEM) study of vapour deposited Co/Pd and Co/Au (111) MLs was undertaken (for more detailed results see ref.).The Co/Pd films (with fixed Pd thickness of 2.2 nm) were deposited on mica substrates at substrate temperatures Ts of 20°C and 200°C, after prior deposition of a 100 nm Pd underlayer at 450°C.

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