Abstract
This study deposited a cobalt (Co) film on the Al2O3(0001) substrate by a flash evaporation method to examine the structural and magnetic property variations depending on the various post-annealing temperatures. Co-film formed islands during annealing due to the surface energy mismatch between the metallic film and the insulating substrate. As a result, the post-annealed Co particles formed an ellipsoid shape with improved crystallinity as temperature increased. Structural analysis confirmed that the Co particles grew in the Co(111)-oriented FCC structure. Interestingly, there are different annealing-temperature-dependent characteristics of magnetic properties depending on the magnetic field direction due to the competing nature between the crystalline and shape anisotropy of the aggregated Co particles.
| Translated title of the contribution | Magnetic and Structural Variations Depending on the Annealing Temperature of Co Films on Al2O3(0001) |
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| Original language | Korean |
| Pages (from-to) | 135-142 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | New Physics: Sae Mulli |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2024 |
Keywords
- Co islands
- Dewetting
- Magnetic anisotropy
- Particle size and shape