Large moments in bcc FexCoyMnz ternary alloy thin films
Large moments in bcc FexCoyMnz ternary alloy thin films
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bcc FexCoyMnz 三元合金薄膜中的大矩
DOI:
10.1063/1.5006347
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发表时间:
2018
影响因子:
4
通讯作者:
Y. Idzerda
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作者:
R. Snow;H. Bhatkar;A. N’Diaye;E. Arenholz;Y. Idzerda
The elemental magnetic moments and the average atomic moment of 10–20 nm thick single crystal bcc (bct) FexCoyMnz films deposited on MgO(001) have been determined as a function of a broad range of compositions. Thin film epitaxy stabilized the bcc structure for 80% of the available ternary compositional space compared to only a 23% stability region for the bulk. The films that display ferromagnetism represent 60% of the available compositional possibilities compared to 25% for the bulk. A maximum average atomic moment of 3.25 ± 0.3 μB/atom was observed for a bcc Fe9Co62Mn29 film (well above the limit of the Slater-Pauling binary alloy curve of 2.45 μB/atom). The FexCoyMnz ternary alloys that exhibit high moments can only be synthesized as ultrathin films since the bcc structure is not stable in the bulk for those compositions.