A structural study of effects of NiP seed layer on the magnetic properties of CoCrPt/Ti/NiP perpendicular magnetic films

C. J. Sun, G. M. Chow, J. P. Wang, E. W. Soo, D. Y. Noh, J. H. Je, Y. K. Hwu

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Abstract

The CoCrPt/Ti/NiP films for perpendicular magnetic recording were studied using X-ray scattering and anomalous X-ray scattering. When the NiP seed layer was used, the long range order of the texture peak of the magnetic film decreased and less Co was associated with this Bragg order. The structural results were consistent with the observed increased coercivity and decreased magnetization due to the increased magnetic grain isolation caused by the presence of NiP seed layer.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)156-160
Number of pages5
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume199
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2003

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
G.M. Chow thanks the support of this work by the NUS Academic Research Grant and the Office of Naval Research, USA. C.J. Sun was supported by the NUS postgraduate research scholarship. J.H. Je acknowledges the support from KISTEP through the NRL project. D.Y. Noh acknowledges the support from Brain Korea 21.

Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Keywords

  • EXAFS perpendicular magnetic recording
  • X-ray scattering

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