Abstract
Pt(x Å)/Co(5 Å)/Pt(10 Å) trilayer films with x = 5, 8, and 10 Å were deposited on naturally oxidized Si substrate to investigate the Ti underlayer effect on perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. A small amount of Ti underlayer promoted the magnetic anisotropy to perpendicular direction for x = 8 and 10 Å and also affected the growth mode of the trilayer film. The Pt particles preferably grew in the neighborhood of the Ti cluster, giving rise to a relatively smooth layer with a fcc fiber texture structure. By contrast, the absence of a Ti underlayer led to a clustered, relatively rough, and randomly oriented nano-crystalline growth. Differences in the growth mode appeared as intensity loss in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy spectra due to shadowing effects. Our results indicate that traceable amount of underlayer can change the magnetic anisotropy of the film by influencing the film growth.
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