Abstract
In this study we have fabricated FePtP films by electrodeposition technique. High quality of deposit with low cost is the advantage of this technique. Magnetic thin films are extensively used in various electronic devices including high density recording media and Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) devices. The surface morphology, crystalline structure, grain size and magnetic properties of the plated films prepared at various current densities, bath temperature and concentration of phosphorous source material (NaH2PO2) have been compared. This results shows that the structural & magnetic properties of this thin film depends on the phosphorus content in the film. But the phosphorus content depends on bath temperature and concentration of phosphorous source material (NaH2PO2) . When the bath temperature increases the phosphorus content decreases and hence coercivity increases. Also coercivity increases after annealing. Reasons for variation in magnetic properties and structural characteristics were discussed.
Keywords
FePtP, Electrodeposition, Hard mangetic films, Magnetic properties.
Citation
T. M. SELVAKUMARI, P. MUTHUKUMAR, S. GANESAN, R. N. EMERSON, Effect of bath temperature on the magnetic and mechanical properties of nanostructured FePtP hard magnetic films, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 4, 7, July 2010, pp.976-981 (2010).
Submitted at: May 27, 2010
Accepted at: July 14, 2010