Abstract
ABSTRACTA series of nanocomposite films containing nickel or cobalt nitride dispersed in a ceramic matrix of aluminum nitride, boron nitride or silicon nitride, were prepared by reactive sputtering of selected alloys or compounds such as nickel aluminide or cobalt suicide. Thermal treatment of the nitride composites in vacuum at ≤ 500 °C leads to selective loss of nitrogen from CoN or Ni3N to generate dispersions of the metal in the ceramic matrix. This treatment may be performed in a localized manner by means of a focused laser beam to generate microscopic features that are imaged by magnetic force microscopy. The films are potentially useful for data storage with superior chemical and mechanical stability provided by the ceramic matrix and high encoding density made possible because of the size of the magnetic particles of less than 10 nm generated in the thermal treatment. The films were characterized by chemical and physical means including FTIR, TEM, MFM and magnetic measurements. Preliminary results on similar iron composites are also described.
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