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http://dx.doi.org/10.6111/JKCGCT.2010.20.5.216

Phase transformation and magnetic properties of NiFe thin films on Si(100) wafer and SiO2/Si(100) substrate by co-sputtering  

Kang, Dae-Sik (Electronic Components Center, Optic & Electronic Center Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology)
Song, Jong-Han (Electronic Components Center, Optic & Electronic Center Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology)
Nam, Joong-Hee (Electronic Components Center, Optic & Electronic Center Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology)
Cho, Jeong-Ho (Electronic Components Center, Optic & Electronic Center Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology)
Chun, Myoung-Pyo (Electronic Components Center, Optic & Electronic Center Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology)
Abstract
Ni-Fe alloys have various applications such as thin film inductor, thin film transformer, magnetic head's shield case, etc. Magnetic properties of Ni-Fe thin films depend on the process parameters such as thickness, contents, deposition rate, substrates, etc. In this study, NiFe films with a thickness of about 150nm were deposited on Si(100) wafer and $SiO_2$/Si(100) substrate at room temperature by a DC magnetron co-sputtering using Fe and Ni targets. Their phase formation and magnetic properties as a function of annealing temperature were investigated with XRD, FE-SEM and VSM. The assputtered films have BCC structure. With increasing annealing temperature, NiFe thin film for $SiO_2$/Si(100) substrate transformed completely from BCC to FCC phase above $500^{\circ}C$, but some BCC phase remained above $500^{\circ}C$ on Si(100) wafer. For samples annealed at $450^{\circ}C$, squareness ratio of NiFe thin film shows peak value and its saturation magnetization is around 0.0118 emu, which means that the optimum annealing temperature of NiFe thin film seems to be $450^{\circ}C$. The saturation magnetization of films decreased rapidly above the annealing temperature of $500^{\circ}C$ due to phase transformation from BCC to FCC phase.
Keywords
Soft-magnetic; Phase transformation; NiFe;
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