Effects of a Pt underlayer and interlayer on the growth texture of strontium ferrite thin films

Authors
Zhuang, ZL Bian, B White, RM Laughlin, DE
Citation
Zl. Zhuang et al., Effects of a Pt underlayer and interlayer on the growth texture of strontium ferrite thin films, IEEE MAGNET, 36(5), 2000, pp. 2942-2944
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS
ISSN journal
00189464 → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Part
1
Pages
2942 - 2944
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9464(200009)36:5<2942:EOAPUA>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The effects of a Pt underlayer and a Pt interlayer on the textured growth o f the sputtered strontium ferrite (SrM) films were investigated. The struct ural and magnetic properties of SrM films on the Pt underlayers were compar ed with SrM films on thermally oxidized Si substrates. It was found that mu ch better (OOl) texture was obtained on the films with Pt underlayers, as i ndicated by the strong (006), (008) and (0014) reflections from X-ray diffr action (XRD) measurement. A Pt interlayer was also found to further improve the (00l) texture.