Magnetic properties of Co-Fe-B amorphous films thermomagnetically treated with different field directions

Abstract

Co-Fe-B films were prepared by electroless plating. As-deposited films were thermomagnetically treated in the applied magnetic field of 500 Oe with different field directions at 300°C for 1 hour. The effects of magnetic field direction of thermomagnetic treatment on the structure and magnetic properties of Co-Fe-B thin films were investigated. It is found that two phases existed in annealed Co-Fe-B films: one is weak crystallized CoFe phase, the other being amorphous phase. The surface morphologies of the treated films are found to be affected by the direction of thermomagnetic treatment field. The results also show that the magnetic properties of thermomagnetically treated films are influenced greatly by the treatment field direction. © 2012 Zhe Liu et al.