Exchange-coupled FePtB nano-composite hard magnets produced by pulsed laser deposition

• Nano-composite FePtB thin films were deposited on naturally oxidized (1 0 0) silicon (Si) and glass (SiO2) substrates by using a pulsed laser deposition (PLO) technique. Effects of processing conditions on structural, surface and magnetic properties of the films were examined. Growth temperature (T-s) and the type of substrate (Si or SiO2) are shown to affect crystal structure and magnetic properties of FePtB thin films significantly. Under optimized processing conditions, a similar to 1.7 mu m thick FePtB film deposited on a glass substrate exhibits high coercivity (similar to 7.7 kOe), high reduced remanence [(M-r/M-s) similar to 0.9] and high energy product (BH)(max) = 71 kJ/m(3). The films exhibiting good hard magnetic properties are mainly made-up of nano-sized hard (L1(0)-FePt) and soft (iron-boride) magnetic phases, which are shown to be exchange coupled. Fabrication of hard magnetic thin films by a simple and fast technique such as PLD is very promising for the production of micro magnets for MEMS applications.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Annan teknik -- Övrig annan teknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Other Engineering and Technologies -- Other Engineering and Technologies not elsewhere specified (hsv//eng)

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FePtB thin films

Hard magnetic material

Exchange-coupled magnets

Nano-composite magnet

Pulsed laser deposition

Thin films

Material physics with surface physics

Materialfysik med ytfysik

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