Magnetic properties of amorphous Fe93Zr7 films : Effect of light ion implantation

• The Curie temperature (Tc) of amorphous FeZr alloys can be greatly enhanced by doping with light elements. In this investigation, ion implantation is used to dope Fe93Zr7 thin films with H, He, B, C, and N. Extended X-ray absorption fine structure measurements confirm that the amorphous structure is preserved upon implantation for all samples, except for the N-implanted sample which is partially crystallized. The Curie temperature increases from 124 K for the pristine FeZr sample to about 400 K for the (FeZr)B0.11 sample. The increase of Tc is proportional to the increase in the average Fe-Fe distance, which allows us to conclude that the dominant cause of the Tc enhancement of amorphous Fe93Zr7 upon doping is a volume effect.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)

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Amorphous alloys

Amorphous films

Chemical elements

Curie temperature

Extended X ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy

Ion implantation

Semiconductor doping

X ray absorption

Zirconium

Amorphous structures

Extended X-ray absorption fine structure measurements

Fe-Zr alloy

Implanted samples

Light elements

Light ion implantation

Temperature increase

Volume effect

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