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Interphase Exchange Coupling In Fe/Sm-Co Bilayers With Gradient Fe Thickness, Ming-Hui Yu, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Ichiro Takeuchi, Jing Li, Z. Wang, J. Liu, S. Lofland, Somdev Tyagi, J. Freeland, D. Giubertoni, M. Bersani, M. Anderle Mar 2015

Interphase Exchange Coupling In Fe/Sm-Co Bilayers With Gradient Fe Thickness, Ming-Hui Yu, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Ichiro Takeuchi, Jing Li, Z. Wang, J. Liu, S. Lofland, Somdev Tyagi, J. Freeland, D. Giubertoni, M. Bersani, M. Anderle

Jason R. Hattrick-Simpers

We have fabricated Fe∕Sm–Co bilayers with gradient Fe thicknesses in order to systematically study the dependence of exchange coupling on the thickness of the Fe layer. The Fe layer was deposited at two different temperatures (150 and 300°C) to study the effect of deposition temperature on the exchange coupling. Magneto-optical Kerr effect and x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) have been employed as nondestructive rapid characterization tools to map the magnetic properties of the gradient samples. Systematic enhancement in exchange coupling between the soft layer and the hard layer is observed as the soft layer thickness is decreased. Separate exchange couplings …


Note: A Simple Thermal Gradient Annealing Unit For The Treatment Of Thin Films, C. Metting, Johnathan Bunn, Ellen Underwood, Yihao Zhu, G. Koley, T. Crawford, Jason Hattrick-Simpers Mar 2015

Note: A Simple Thermal Gradient Annealing Unit For The Treatment Of Thin Films, C. Metting, Johnathan Bunn, Ellen Underwood, Yihao Zhu, G. Koley, T. Crawford, Jason Hattrick-Simpers

Jason R. Hattrick-Simpers

A gradient annealing cell has been developed for the high-throughput study of thermalannealing effects on thin-film libraries in different environments. The inexpensive gradientannealing unit permits temperature gradients as large as 28 °C/mm and can accommodate samples ranging in length from 13 mm to 51 mm. The system was validated by investigating the effects of annealing temperature on the crystallinity, resistivity, and transparency of tin-doped indium oxide deposited on a glass substrate by magnetron sputtering. The unit developed in this work will permit the rapid optimization of materials properties such as crystallinity, homogeneity, and conductivity across a variety of applications.


Electrical Tuning Of Magnetism In Fe₃O₄/Pzn–Pt Multiferroic Heterostructures Derived By Reactive Magnetron Sputtering, Ming Liu, Ogheneyunume Obi, Zhuhua Cai, Jing Lou, Guomin Yang, Katherine Ziemer, Nian Sun Apr 2012

Electrical Tuning Of Magnetism In Fe₃O₄/Pzn–Pt Multiferroic Heterostructures Derived By Reactive Magnetron Sputtering, Ming Liu, Ogheneyunume Obi, Zhuhua Cai, Jing Lou, Guomin Yang, Katherine Ziemer, Nian Sun

Jing Lou

Strong magnetoelectric (ME) coupling was demonstrated in Fe₃O₄/PZN–PT (lead zinc niobate–lead titanate) multiferroic heterostructures obtained through a sputter deposition process. The dependence of the magnetic anisotropy on the electric field (E-field) is theoretically predicted and experimentally observed by ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy. A large tunable in-plane magnetic anisotropy of up to 600 Oe, and tunable out-of-plane anisotropy of up to 400 Oe were observed in the Fe₃O₄/PZN–PT multiferroic heterostructures, corresponding to a large ME coefficient of 100 Oe cm/kV in plane and 68 Oe cm/kV out of plane, which match well with predicted results. In addition, the electric field manipulation of …


Electrical Tuning Of Magnetism In Fe₃O₄/Pzn–Pt Multiferroic Heterostructures Derived By Reactive Magnetron Sputtering, Ming Liu, Ogheneyunume Obi, Zhuhua Cai, Jing Lou, Guomin Yang, Katherine Ziemer, Nian Sun Apr 2012

Electrical Tuning Of Magnetism In Fe₃O₄/Pzn–Pt Multiferroic Heterostructures Derived By Reactive Magnetron Sputtering, Ming Liu, Ogheneyunume Obi, Zhuhua Cai, Jing Lou, Guomin Yang, Katherine Ziemer, Nian Sun

Nian X. Sun

Strong magnetoelectric (ME) coupling was demonstrated in Fe₃O₄/PZN–PT (lead zinc niobate–lead titanate) multiferroic heterostructures obtained through a sputter deposition process. The dependence of the magnetic anisotropy on the electric field (E-field) is theoretically predicted and experimentally observed by ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy. A large tunable in-plane magnetic anisotropy of up to 600 Oe, and tunable out-of-plane anisotropy of up to 400 Oe were observed in the Fe₃O₄/PZN–PT multiferroic heterostructures, corresponding to a large ME coefficient of 100 Oe cm/kV in plane and 68 Oe cm/kV out of plane, which match well with predicted results. In addition, the electric field manipulation of …