Effect of a MgO interlayer on the structural and magnetic properties of Co2Cr0.6Fe0.4Al thin films epitaxially grown on GaAs substrates

T. Yano, T. Uemura, K.-i. Matsuda, M. Yamamoto

doi:10.1063/1.2712164

Effect of a MgO interlayer on the structural and magnetic properties of Co2Cr0.6Fe0.4Al thin films epitaxially grown on GaAs substrates

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T. Yano

Hokkaido University Division of Electronics for Informatics, , Kita 14, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0814, Japan
T. Uemura

Hokkaido University Division of Electronics for Informatics, , Kita 14, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0814, Japan
K.-i. Matsuda

Hokkaido University Division of Electronics for Informatics, , Kita 14, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0814, Japan
M. Yamamoto

Hokkaido University Division of Electronics for Informatics, , Kita 14, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0814, Japan

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公開日: 2007-03-15

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10.1063/1.2712164

公開者: AIP Publishing

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<jats:p>The effect of a MgO interlayer on the structural and magnetic properties of Co2Cr0.6Fe0.4Al (CCFA) thin films epitaxially grown on GaAs substrates by sputtering was investigated. When the MgO interlayer thickness was 1.0nm or less, the CCFA films were grown with a cube-on-cube relation to GaAs and no significant decrease in either the x-ray diffraction intensity or saturation magnetization was observed. In contrast, when the MgO thickness was 1.5nm or more, the CCFA film was rotated by 45° in the (001) plane with respect to GaAs, and both the x-ray diffraction intensity and saturation magnetization decreased. All samples showed strong magnetic anisotropy, in which a uniaxial anisotropy with an easy axis of [110]GaAs or [1−10]GaAs dominated with a slight cubic anisotropy having an easy axis of ⟨110⟩CCFA superimposed.</jats:p>