High-Coercivity CoCrPt–Ti Perpendicular Media by In Situ Interdiffusion of CrMn Ultrathin Overlayers
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We have investigated the magnetic and structural properties of CoCrPt perpendicular films with respect to in situ interdiffusion of CrMn from top layers. We have observed a coercivity of 5700 Oe in the films with a thin CrMn overlayer, which is greater than two times larger than the similar type of films without a CrMn overlayer. This increment is attributed to the decoupling of grains by diffusion of CrMn from top layer through the grain boundaries.
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تاریخ انتشار 2001