Observation of magnetic dead layer in Ni/Pt multilayers

Authors
Kim, YS Jeong, JR Kim, MG Shin, SC
Citation
Ys. Kim et al., Observation of magnetic dead layer in Ni/Pt multilayers, IEEE MAGNET, 35(5), 1999, pp. 3073-3075
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS
ISSN journal
00189464 → ACNP
Volume
35
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Part
1
Pages
3073 - 3075
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9464(199909)35:5<3073:OOMDLI>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Magnetically dead layer in Ni/Pt multilayer was found for the samples of co nstant 3 Pt and less than 9 Ni sublayer thicknesses, prepared by sequential de magnetron sputter deposition at an Ar sputtering pressure of 7 mTorr. L ow angle x-ray diffraction peaks and cross-sectional TEM images revealed th at this dead layer was due to the interfacial effects rather than the inter face diffusion or mixing.