The phase structure and magnetic texture of sputtered Nd-Fe-B thin films an
d Nd-Fe-B/Fe/Nd-Fe-B trilayers were investigated by Mossbauer spectrometry.
A c-axis texture can be obtained in thin films under specific sputtering p
arameters. In trilayers, the top Nd-Fe-B layer was characterized by a magne
tic texture depending on both the thickness of the layers and the crystalli
nity of the alpha-Fe layer. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reser
ved.