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High Resolution Magnetic X-ray Microscopy Study of the Magnetization Reversal in CoCrPt Alloy Thin Films
Journal of Magnetics, Volume 9, Number 3, 30 Sep 2004, Pages 75-78
Abstract
Magnetic transmission soft X-ray microscopy has been used to study element-specifically the magnetization reversal behavior of (Co84Cr16)87Pt13 alloy thin films with a lateral resolution of 35 nm. Our results indicate that the magnetization switching is carried out by a random nucleation process that can be attributed to the reversal of individual grains. We found evidence of a large distribution of the switching fields at the nanogranular length scale, which has to be considered seriously for applications of CoCrPt systems as magnetic high density storage materials.
Keywords: nanogranular CoCrPt films; magnetization reversal; magnetic X-ray microscopy; perpendicular magnetic recording
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