Pseudocrystalline model of the magnetic anisotropy in amorphous rare-earth–transition-metal thin films

1993 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 882-891 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Mergel ◽  
H. Heitmann ◽  
P. Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Magnetic Anisotropy ◽  
Metal Thin Films

Anisotropic thermal conductivity of rare earth–transition metal thin films

1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.J. Shaw-Klein ◽  
T.K. Hatwar ◽  
S.J. Burns ◽  
S.D. Jacobs ◽  
J.C. Lambropoulos
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Columnar Microstructure ◽  
Deposition Pressure ◽  
Metal Thin Films ◽  
Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Order Of Magnitude

Thermal conductivity measurements were performed on several amorphous rare earth transition metal thin films of varying microstructure. The thermal conductivity perpendicular to the plane of the film, measured by the thermal comparator method, was compared with the thermal conductivity value measured parallel to the plane of the film. The latter value was obtained by converting electrical conductivity values to thermal conductivity via the Wiedemann–Franz relationship. As expected, the columnar microstructure induced during the sputter deposition of the thin films causes an anisotropy in the thermal conductivity values, with the in-plane values consistently lower than the out-of-plane values. The effect is most pronounced for the more columnar films deposited at higher pressure, for which the in-plane thermal conductivity, 0.3 W/mK, is an order of magnitude lower than the out-of-plane thermal conductivity, 4.3 W/mK. The thermal conductivity out of the plane of the film decreased with increasing deposition pressure, due to the decreasing film density.

Magnetic properties of sputter-deposited amorphous rare earth-transition metal thin films

Vacuum ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 38 (8-10) ◽  
pp. 797-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.E. Davies ◽  
R.E. Somekh ◽  
J.E. Evetts
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Metal Thin Films ◽  
Sputter Deposited

Thickness dependence of ferrimagnetic compensation in amorphous rare-earth transition-metal thin films

2018 ◽  
Vol 113 (17) ◽  
pp. 172404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung Ting Ma ◽  
Brian J. Kirby ◽  
Xiaopu Li ◽  
S. Joseph Poon
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Thickness Dependence ◽  
Metal Thin Films
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