Thickness dependent structural, magnetic and transport properties of nanostructured cobalt thin films

J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2007 Jun;7(6):2041-5. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2007.765.

Abstract

This paper presents structural, magnetic, and transport properties measurements carried out on Co thin film as a function of thickness. The structure of the Co thin film changes from amorphous to nano-crystalline with the increase in film thickness. The corresponding magnetic and transport measurements show drastic changes in coercivity, saturation field and resistivity value as a function of Co film thickness. Observed magnetization and resistivity behaviour is mainly attributed to the (i) Change in crystal structure, (ii) stress relaxation, (iii) grain growth as revealed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), and atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cobalt / chemistry*
  • Crystallization / methods*
  • Electric Impedance
  • Electron Transport
  • Macromolecular Substances / chemistry
  • Magnetics*
  • Materials Testing
  • Membranes, Artificial*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure*
  • Nanotechnology / methods*
  • Particle Size
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Cobalt