Magnetocrystalline anisotropy and volume ratio of FePt grains with c-axes parallel to the film plane in FePt granular film with various grain boundary materials

In this study, we analyzed the structure for FePt grains whose c-axes are parallel to the film plane (in-plane grains) and the effect of the grains on magnetic properties. According to the analysis for granular films with a constant GBM volume of 30 vol% deposited at a high substrate temperature, the structure such as the lattice constant c, a and degree of order for in-plane grains was estimated to be the same as that of FePt grains whose c-axes are normal to the film plane (normal grains). In addition, it was found that perpendicular magnetic anisotropy was dependent on both the ratio of in-plane grains to the normal grains (R (parallel)) and the degree of order. Considering R (parallel) and the volume of GBM, magnetocrystalline anisotropy (K (u) (grain)) is estimated to be 3.43 x 10(7) (erg cm(-3)) for perfect ordering FePt grains.

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The study analyzed the structure of FePt grains with c-axes parallel to the film plane and their impact on magnetic properties. It was found that in-plane grains had similar structural characteristics to normal grains, and perpendicular magnetic anisotropy depended on the ratio of in-plane to normal grains as well as the degree of order. The magnetocrystalline anisotropy for perfectly ordered FePt grains was estimated to be 3.43 x 10(7) erg cm(-3).