Effect of Thickness on the Structure and Magnetic Properties of FePd Films Grown on Glass Substrate

Abstract

FePd alloy films with different thicknesses have been prepared by DC magnetron sputtering on glass. The effect of thin film thickness on the structural and magnetic properties was investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectroscope (EDS), and physical property measurement system. The results indicate that the ordering process in the thin FePd alloy film occurs in the thicker ones. In-plane coercivity value first increases rapidly as thickness increases from d= 22.5 to d= 67.5 nm, and then the value decreases with further increasing film thickness. A peak value of coercivity 3.2×79.6 kA/m appears at d= 67.5 nm.