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http://dx.doi.org/10.4283/JKMS.2002.12.4.132

Enhancement of Crystallinity and Exchange Bias Field in NiFe/FeMn/NiFe Trilayer with Si Buffer Layer Fabricated by Ion-Beam Deposition  

Kim, Bo-Kyung (상지대학교 컴퓨터전자물리학과)
Kim, Ji-Hoon (상지대학교 컴퓨터전자물리학과)
Hwang, Do-Guwn (상지대학교 컴퓨터전자물리학과)
Lee, Sang-Suk (상지대학교 컴퓨터전자물리학과)
Abstract
Enhancement of crystallinity and exchange bias characteristics for NiFe/FeMn/NiFe trilayer with Si buffer layer fabricated by ion-beam deposition were examined. A Si buffer layer promoted (111) texture of fcc crystallities in the initial growth region of NiFe layer deposited on it. FeMn layers deposited on Si/NiFe bilayer exhibited excellent (111) crystal texture. The antiferromagnetic FeMn layer between top and bottom NiFe films with the buffer Si 50 ${\AA}$-thick induced a large exchange coupling field Hex with a different dependence. It was found that H$\sub$ex/ of the bottom and top NiFe films with Si buffer layer revealed large value of about 110 Oe and 300 Oe, respectively. In the comparison of two Ta and Si buffer layers, the NiFe/FeMn/NiFe trilayer with Si could possess larger exchange coupling field and higher crystallinity.
Keywords
Ion-beam deposition; NiFe/FeMn/NiFe trilayer; Exchange bias field; Si buffer layer;
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