Magnetically superior and easy to handle L10-FePt nanocrystals

Structural studies of L10 FePt nanoparticles

We have studied the lattice parameter changes of L10 FePt nanoparticles annealed to near equilibrium as a function of composition by x-ray diffraction. We have found that the ~111! diffraction peak shifts linearly with composition, however, the c parameter mostly changes in the Pt rich compositions and the a parameter mostly changes in the Fe rich compositions with respect to the equiatomic com...

Electrodeposition of coercive L10 FePt magnets

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Highly oriented nonepitaxially grown L10 FePt films

Size-Dependent Chemical and Magnetic Ordering in L10-FePt Nanoparticles

FePt nanoparticles have great application potential in advanced magnetic materials such as ultrahigh-density recording media and high-performance permanent magnets. The key for applications is the very high uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy of the L10-FePt phase, which is based on crystalline ordering of the face-centered tetragonal (fct) structure, described by the chemical-ordering param...

Controlling the crystallographic orientation and easy axis of magnetic anisotropy in L10 FePt films with Cu additive

By co-sputtering Cu and FePt onto Cr90Mo10 underlayers, the preferred orientation and easy axis of magnetic anisotropy of FePt films were successfully changed from the perpendicular to the in-plane direction. The pure FePt film grown on the Cr90Mo10 underlayer showed a (001) preferred orientation with out-of-plane magnetic anisotropy. As 20 and 40 vol.% Cu were doped, the FePt films showed a (2...