• Title/Summary/Keyword: Co-Cr 박막

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Self-Organized Nano Structure in Co-22% Cr Alloy Thin Films with Substrate Temperatures (기판온도에 따른 Co-22%Cr 합금박막의자가정렬형 나노구조)

  • 송오성;이영민
    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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    • v.34 no.6
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    • pp.531-536
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    • 2001
  • Co-22 %Cr alloy films are promising for high-density perpendicular magnetic recording media with their perpendicular anisotropy and large coercivity of 3000 Oe. We observed that a self organized nano structure (SONS) of fine ferromagnetic Co-enriched phase and paramagnetic Cr-enriched phase appears inside the grain of Co-Cr magnetic alloy thin films at the elevated substrate temperature after do-sputtering. The periodic fine Co-enriched phase and Cr-enriched phase is the plate shape of 80 (equation omitted)-wide and 1000 (equation omitted)-long. Cr-enriched phases are located at the center of grains. We prepared 5000 (equation omitted) -thick Co-22 %Cr films on polyimide substrate with varying substrate temperature of $ 30^{\circ}C$, $ 150^{\circ}C$ ,200 $^{\circ}C$, $300^{\circ}C$, and $400^{\circ}C$, respectively. A transmission electron microscope equipped with energy dispersive X-ray analyzer is employed to observe the microstructure of each samples after Co-enri-ched phase are etched selectively. The self organized nano structure of Co-enriched and Cr-enriched lamellar is observed above the substrate temperture of $150^{\circ}C$. No compositional change is observed with substrate temperature. The compositional phase separation in self organized structure becomes clear as the substrate temperature increases. Our results implies that the self organized nano structure in Co-22 %Cr film is ideal for ultra high density recording media by recording selectively on Co-enri-ohed phase.

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Magnetic properties and the shapes of magnetic domain for $CoCr_{16.2}Pt_{10.8}Ta_4$ alloy films with the prior deposition of Ti layer ($CoCr_{16.2}Pt_{10.8}Ta_4$ 합금박막의 Ti 우선증착에 따른 자기적 특성과 자구형상변화)

  • 이인선;김동원
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.17-22
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    • 2000
  • A quaternary alloy film of $CoCr_{16.2}Pt_{10.8}Ta_4$was investigated for its magnetic properties and c-axis orientation with and without Ti underlayer. Additional elements such as Ta, Pt have been frequently introduced in CoCr alloy film for perpendicular recording as a means of improving magnetic performance. It has been reported that the addition of Pt and Ta in CoCr increase the coercivity and the magnetic isolation of columnar grains, respectively. However, CoCrPtTa perpendicular magnetic layer should be more increased its perpendicular magnetic anisotropy than at present for the application of ultrahigh recording density. The improvement of underlayers and substrate materials is one of the promised schemes to intensify the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. In this study, the insertion of Ti underlayer shows the remarkable improvement of c-axis orientation compare with the direct deposition on the bare glass. The mechanism about this effect of Ti underlayer on CoCrPtTa is not to be clarified yet. Meanwhile, it is found that the magnetic domain of CoCrPtTa on 20 nm Ti underlayer has the continuous stripe pattern but the one of CoCrPtTa on 90 nm Ti underlayer shows the discrete mass type from the results of MFM investigation. This phenomenon is to be a distinct evidence that the improvement of perpendicular anisotropy by the adoption of Ti underlayer is originated from the reinforcement of the grain boundary segregation in CoCrPtTa alloy. Moreover, the transition of the M-H hysteresis pattern with the thickness of Ti underlayer indicates that the major contribution of Ti underlayer is not the magnetocrystalline anisotropy but the shape anisotropy due to the formation of uniform columnar grains by the nonmagnetic alloy segregation.

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The magnetic characteristics of Co-Cr-(Ta) films (Co-Cr-(Ta)박막의 자기특성)

  • Kim, K-H;Jang, K-U;Kim, J-H;S Nakagawa;M Naoe
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 1996.11a
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    • pp.242-244
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    • 1996
  • The effects of $Co_{67}$C $r_{33}$ underlayer on the crystallographec and magnetic characteristics of the Co-Cr-Ta layer deposited on the underlayer was investigated. The diffraction intensity $I_{p(002)}$ of Co-Cr-Ta layers on the $Co_{67}$C $r_{33}$ layer was stronger than that of single layer and Co-Cr-Ta/Ti double layer. Therefore, the crystallinity of Co-Cr-Ta layer was improved by the $Co_{67}$C $r_{33}$ underlayers rather than Ti ones. However, the coercivity $H_{c}$ of Co-Cr-Ta layers deposited on $Co_{67}$C $r_{33}$ underlayer was as low as 250 Oe even at substrate temperature of 22$0^{\circ}C$. This $H_{c}$ decrease seems to be attributed to the effect of the $Co_{67}$C $r_{33}$ underlayer as well as interval time between deposition of the underlayer and the Co-Cr-Ta layer.yer.layer.yer.

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Structural and Magnetic Properties of perpendicular Recording Medium CoCrMo thin Film (수직자기기록매체 CoCrMo 박막의 구조와 자기적 성질)

  • 남인탁;홍양기
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 1988.10a
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    • pp.46-46
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    • 1988
  • Structural and magnetic properties of Co-Cr-Mo films were investigated in connection with sputtering conditions. Films were prepared using a convention RF sputtering system. X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy were employed to investigate structure properties. Vibrating sample magnetometry was used for coercivity and saturation magnetization measurements. Co-Cr-Mo films displayed reasonable values of perpendicular coercivity and saturation magnetization for perpendicular recording media and showed good perpendicular orientation of the hcp c-axis to the film surface. Perpendicular coercivity was strongly dependent upon substrate technique showed better c-axis orientation than hose using the stationary substrate. Co-Cr-Mo films of 2.9 at. % Mo content showed maximum perpendicular coercivity and saturation magnetization. The films deposited at lower Ar pressure showed good magnetic properties. There was no explicit relationship between the columnar structure and c-axis orientation. Co-Cr-Mo films was found to have suitable structural and magnetic properties for perpendicular recording media.

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A Study on Thermodynamics for Compositional Separation in Co-Cr magnetic Alloy Films (Co-Cr 자성합금 박막의 조성적 상분리 현상의 열역학적 고찰)

  • Song, O-Seong;Jeon, Jeon-An
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.341-344
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    • 1999
  • We reported compositional separation(CS) into Co-enriched and Cri-enriched components inside the grains of Co-Cr based thin films prepared by rf sputtering. CS strongly depends on the sputtering conditions of substrate temperature and target composition. Tuning the microstructure of the Co-Cr films is important in order to employ the CS for high-density magnetic recording. We investigated the origin of CS from thermodynamic viewpoint. We employ a spinodal decomposition-like model to describe the origin of the CS in Co-Cr films. We consider the total free energy of the Co-Cr films as the sum of several free energies of; 1) thermodynamic mixing entropy of a binary solid solution, 2) magnetic ordering interaction(MOI) energy below the Curie temperature, and 3) excess interaction energy(XS) caused by the sputtering process as a function of temperature and composition. Those energies distorted the total free energy like the spinodal decomposition and caused the compositionally separated fine microstructure inside the grains. If the second derivative of the total free energy with respect to Cr composition becomes negative at a given substrate temperature, we may observe a metastable compositional separation inside the Co-Cr alloy films. We expect to exploit the microstructure of CS for ultra-high density magnetic recording.

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