Effects of ion-beam irradiation on the L10 phase transformation and their magnetic properties of FePt and PtMn films (Invited)
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In this paper, we illustrate how to modify the structure and magnetic properties of L10 FePt and PtMn films using ion-beam irradiation. Highly ordered L10 FePt and PtMn phases were achieved directly by using 2 MeV He-ion irradiation without conventional post-annealing. A high ion-beam current density (~μA/cm ) was used to achieve direct beam heating on samples. This irradiation-induced heating process provides efficient microscopic energy transfer and creates excess point defects, which significantly enhances the diffusion and promotes the formation of the ordered L10 phase. In-plane coercivity of FePt films greater than 5700 Oe could be obtained after disordered FePt films were irradiated with a He-ion dose of 2.4x10 ions/cm. The direct ordering of FePt took place by using ion-irradiation heating at a temperature as low as 230 °C. In PtMn-based spin valves, an L10 PtMn phase, a large exchange field and a high giant magnetoresistance (GMR) ratio (11%) were simultaneously obtained by using He-ion irradiation. On the other hand, Ge-ion and O-ion irradiation completely destroyed the ferromagnetism of FePt and the GMR of PtMn-based spin valves, respectively.
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Magnetic properties and L10 phase formation of FePt films prepared by high current-density ion-beam irradiation and rapid thermal annealing methods
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