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Observations of Exchange Coupling in Nd2Fe14B/Fe/Nd2Fe14B Sandwich Structures and Their Magnetic Properties
Journal of Magnetics, Volume 4, Number 2, 30 Jun 1999, Pages 39-45
Choong-Jin Yang(Eletromagnetic Materials Lab., Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology (RIST)), Sang-Won Kim(Eletromagnetic Materials Lab., Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology (RIST))
Abstract
Sandwich structures of Nd2Fe14B/Fe/Nd2Fe14B magnetic films have been grown by a KrF excimer laser (λ=248 nm) ablation technique. Magnetic properties were characterized by varying the thickness of hard (Nd2Fe14B) and soft (Fe) magnetic films and the volume fraction as well. In the (x)nm[NdFeB]/(y)nm[Fe]/(x)nm[NdFeB]/(100)Si structure the thickness (x) was varied from 3.6 to 54 nm, and (y) from 15 to 112 nm. At (y) = 15~20 nm where the volume fraction of Fe corresponded to 61~75%, the sandwich structure exhibited an enhanced Mr/Ms and iHc as well from the result of the exchange coupling between the magnetic layers. Experimentally calculated exchange constant (As) of As=2.5×10-10 J/m was estimated using the intrinsic coercivity (iHc) of 1.2 kOe at 5 K for the sandwich magnetic trilayers.
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