'Enhancement of the crystallization process of TbxFe1-x thin films upon the formation of alpha-Tb phase'

Ranchal Sánchez, Raquel, López, E., Prieto Martín, José Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2298-2714 and Aroca Hernández-Ros, Claudio ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4463-2010 (2011). 'Enhancement of the crystallization process of TbxFe1-x thin films upon the formation of alpha-Tb phase'. "Acta Materialia", v. 59 (n. 7); pp. 2865-2871. ISSN 1359-6454. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2011.01.028.

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Title: 'Enhancement of the crystallization process of TbxFe1-x thin films upon the formation of alpha-Tb phase'
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Item Type: Article
Título de Revista/Publicación: Acta Materialia
Date: April 2011
ISSN: 1359-6454
Volume: 59
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Faculty: E.T.S.I. Telecomunicación (UPM)
Department: Física Aplicada a las Tecnologías de la Información [hasta 2014]
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Abstract

TbxFe1−x thin films deposited by sputtering on Mo were investigated structurally and magnetically. The microstructure consists of TbFe2 nanoparticles embedded in an amorphous matrix, and the Tb content can be correlated with an increase in the volume of these nanoparticles. Similar microstructure and behavior were found when TbFe2 was deposited on glass and on a Pt buffer layer. Nevertheless, thermal treatments promote a different effect, depending on the mechanical stiffness of the buffer layer. The layers deposited on Mo, a rigid material, show crystalline TbFe2 together with α-Tb phase upon thermal treatment. In contrast, TbFe2 does not crystallize properly on Pt, a material with a lower stiffness than Mo. Intermediate results were observed on the film deposited on glass. Experimental results show the impact of the buffer stiffness on the crystallization process. Moreover, the formation of α-Tb appears to be fundamental to crystallized TbFe2 on layers deposited on rigid buffers

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Item ID: 12066
DC Identifier: https://oa.upm.es/12066/
OAI Identifier: oai:oa.upm.es:12066
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2011.01.028
Deposited by: Memoria Investigacion
Deposited on: 14 Sep 2012 10:07
Last Modified: 02 Apr 2023 15:32
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