Fabrication of L1 0 -FeNi by pulsed-laser deposition

Masahiro Saito, Hisaaki Ito, Yuta Suzuki, Masaki Mizuguchi, Tomoyuki Koganezawa, Toshio Miyamachi, Fumio Komori, Koki Takanashi, Masato Kotsugi

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Abstract

We demonstrated the fabrication of a rare-earth-free ferromagnetic L1 0 -type Fe-Ni alloy (L1 0 -FeNi) by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). We deposited Fe and Ni on Cu(001) by alternating monoatomic deposition via automatically stabilized laser ablation. We examined the structural properties, magnetic properties, and surface morphology of the alloy specimens as the growth temperature (T s ) was varied. We adequately confirmed the construction of the most prominent L1 0 -FeNi phase at 300 °C, which is significantly higher than previously reported growth temperatures, indicating that PLD followed by thermal treatment promoted two-dimensional growth of the adsorbent. The formation process of L1 0 -FeNi was investigated from the standpoint of surface thermodynamics, and the results suggest that the surface free energy of PLD and its highly instantaneous deposition process by PLD played key roles. Our findings are expected to lead to advanced methods for the fabrication of L1 0 -FeNi.

Original languageEnglish
Article number072404
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume114
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019 Feb 18

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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