• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.147-156
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• 1997

An artificially modulated magnetic Co/Pd multilayer is one of the promising candidates for high density magneto-optic (MO) recording media, due to a large Kerr rotation angle in the wavelength of a blue laser beam. However, since multilayer structure, as well as amorphous structure, is a non-equilibrium state in terms of free energy and a MO recording technology is a kind of thermal recording which is conducted around Curie temperature (Tc) of the recording media, when the Co/Pd mulilayer is used for the MO recording media, changes in the magnetic properties are occurred as the amorphous structure do. Therefore, the assessment of the magnetic properties in the Co/Pd multilayer during interdiffusion is crucially important both for basic research and applications. As the parameter of the magnetic properties in this research, saturation magnetization and perpendicular magnetic anisotropy energy of the Co/Pd multilayer are measured in terms of Ar sputtering pressure and heat treatment temperature. Form the results of the research, we find out that the magnetic exchange energy between Co and Pd sublayers strongly affects the changes in the magnetic properties of the Co/Pd multilayers during the interdiffusion in ferromagnetic state. This discovery will provide the understanding of the magnetic exchange energy in the Co/Pd multilayer structure and suggest the operating temperature range for MO recording in the Co/Pd multilayer for the basic research and applications, respectively.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.86-92
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• 1997

An artificially modulated magnetic Co/Pd multilayer is one of the promising candidates for high density magneto-optic (MO) recording media in the wavelength of a blue laser beam, due to large Kerr rotation angle. However, since the Co/Pd multilayer is a non-equilibrium state in terms of free energy and MO recording is a kind of thermal recording which is conducted around Curie temperature (Tc) of the recording media, the assessment of the thermal stability in the Co/Pd multilayer is crucially important both for basic research and applications. As the parameter of the thermal stability in this research, effective interdiffusion coefficients (Deff) perpendicular to the interface of the Co/Pd multilayers are measured in terms of Ar sputtering pressure and heat treatment temperature. From the results of the research, we find out that the magnetic exchange energy between Co and Pd sublayers strongly affects Deff of the Co/Pd multilayers. This discovery will provide the understanding of the magnetic exchange energy in the effective interdiffusion process of a magnetic multilayer structure and suggest the operating temperature range for MO recording in the Co/Pd multilayer for the basic research and applications, respectively.

• 한국자기학회:학술대회 개요집
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• 한국자기학회 2003년도 하계학술연구발표회 및 한.일 공동심포지엄
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• pp.220-221
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• 2003

Equiatomic FePt and CoPt alloy thin films have received considerable attention as possible magnetic and magneto-optic recording because of their high magnetic anisotropy energy and high coercivity. The high coercivity in these thin films is due to the presence of finely dispersed ordered FePt phase mixed with disordered FePt phase. However, a high temperature treatment, either substrate heating during deposition or post annealing, is needed to obtain the ordered L1$\_$0/ phase with high value of magneto crystalline anisotropy. Recent microstructural studies on these films suggest that the average grain size ranges from 10-50 nm and the grains are magnetically coupled between each other. On the other hand, the ultrahigh-density magnetic recording media with low media noise imposes the need of a material, which consists of magnetically isolated grains with size below 10 nm. The magnetic grain isolation can be controlled by the amount of additional non-magnetic element in the system which determines the interparticle separation and therefore the interparticle interactions. Recently, much research work has been done on various non-magnetic matrices. Preliminary studies showed that the samples prepared in B$_2$O$_3$ and Carbon matrices have shown strong perpendicular anisotropy and fine grain size down to 4nm, which suggest these nanocomposite films are very promising and may lead to the realization of a magnetic medium capable of recording densities beyond 1 Tb/in$^2$. So, in this work, the effect of Carbon doping on the magnetic properties of FePt nanoparticles were investigated.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.105-110
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• 1992

광자기 기록 박막의 자기 광학효과에 의한 미소 편광 회전각을 축정하기 위하여 편광 변조 방법을 이용하였다. 편광 변조 방법은 Faraday 회전자로 레이저광의 편광을 변조하고 phase sensitive detection방법을 써서 변조된 신호만을 선택적으로 검출하는 것이다. 본 실험에서는 진공증착법으로 제작된 TbFeCo박막과 RF 스퍼터링으로 제작된 iron garnet 다결정 박막의 자기 Kerr 회전 및 Faraday 회전 이력곡선을 이 방법으로 조사하였다. 그 결과 $0.25^{\circ}$정도의 미소한 회전각을 측정하였으며 특히 longitudinal Kerr 회전의 경우 $2.5\times10^{-3^\circ}$정도의 매우 작은 회전각도 측정할 수 있었다.

• 한국광학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국광학회 1988년도 광학 및 양자전자학 워크샵
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• pp.127-131
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• 1988

In order to clarify the origin of perpendicular anisotropy in thermally evaporated TbFeCo amorphous thin films, we have investigated the effects of deposition angle on magnetic Kerr hysteresis loop, perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and internal stress depend strongly on the deposition angle and above a threshold value(30$^{\circ}$), the perpendicular anisotropy disapperars and the in-plane anisotropy appears. The measurement of internal stress is the major contribution to the perpendicular anisotropy. The measurements of Kerr hysteresis loops in the polar and the longitudinal directions show that as the deposition angle increases the polar kerr hystresis loop deteriorates while the longitudinal Kerr hystersis loop becomes prominent.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.374-379
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• 1998

Mn1-xCrxPt3 합금 박막을 유리기판상에 rf 마그네트론 스퍼터법으로 전이금속(Mn, Cr)과 Pt층을 적층하여 증착한우 열처리함으로써 제조하였다. 제조한 박막들의 소각 및 광각 x-선 회절 분석, 자기 히스테리시스 루우프, 커 스펙트럼을 실온에서 조사했다. 제조한 박막들은 (111)면이 막면에 평행으로 강하게 우선 배향된 AuCu3 형의 규칙합금 구조를 나타냈다. 포화자화는 Cr 치환량(x)이 증가함에 따라 감소하다가 x=0.58 부근에서 영에 가까워진 후 다시 증가하여 x=0.77 이상에서는 거의 일정한 값을 나타냇다. 이것은 페로자성인 MnPt3(x=0)에 Cr을 치환하며, Cr의 자기모멘트가 Mn과 반강자성적으로 결합하여포화자화가 감소하다가 Cr 치환량이 더욱 증가하면 Cr의 기여가 지배적이 되어 다시 증가하기 때문으로 생각된다. MnPt3의 경우에는 자화용이축이 막면에 평행이었으며, Cr 치환량이 증가합에 따라 수직자기이방성이 증가하여 x=0.58 이상에서는 수직자화막이 얻어졌다. 또한, 이 영역에서 Cr 치환량이 증가함에 따라 보자력도 증가하여 x=0.58 이상에서는 수직자화막이 얻어졌다. 또한, 이 영역에서 Cr 치환량이 증가함에 따라 보자력도 증가하여 CrPt3의 경우에는 약 4 kOe의 큰 값을 나타냈다. Cr 치환량에 따른 커 회전각의 변화 추이는 포화지화의 변화 추이와 경향이 유사했다. x=0.77과 x=1의 경우에는 근적외선 영역에서의 커 회전각이 기존의 광자기기록매체인 TbFeCo를 능가했다.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.182-188
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• 2006

The search for high-density recording materials has been one of most active and vigorous field in the field of magnetism. $FePt-L1_{0}$ nanoparticle has emerged as a potential candidate because of its high anisotropy. In this paper, we provide an overview of recent work at Argonne National Laboratory that contributes to the ongoing dialogue concerning the relation between structure and properties of the FePt nanoparticle system. In particular we discuss the ability to control structure and properties via dosing with Cr. Cr-dosed FePt films were grown via molecular beam epitaxy and annealed at $550^{\circ}C$ in an ultrahigh vacuum chamber, and were studied with the surface magneto-optic Kerr effect (SMOKE), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD). We found that small dosage of Cr helps to generate $L1_{0}$ phase FePt magnetic nanoparticles with small size, defined shape and regular spatial distribution on MgO (001) substrate. The nanostructures are ferromagnetic with high magnetic coercivity (${\sim}0.9T$) and magnetic easy axis in the desired out-of-plane orientation. We also show that controlling the lateral region where nanostructures exist is possible via artificial patterning with Cr.