Static and high frequency magnetic properties of FeGa thin films deposited on convex flexible substrates

  • Ying Yu
  • , Qingfeng Zhan
  • , Jinwu Wei
  • , Jianbo Wang
  • , Guohong Dai
  • , Zhenghu Zuo
  • , Xiaoshan Zhang
  • , Yiwei Liu
  • , Huali Yang
  • , Yao Zhang
  • , Shuhong Xie
  • , Baomin Wang
  • , Run Wei Li

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Abstract

Magnetostrictive FeGa thin films were deposited on the bowed flexible polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrates, which were fixed on the convex mold. A compressive stress was induced in FeGa films when the PET substrates were shaped from convex to flat. Due to the effect of magnetostriction, FeGa films exhibit an obvious in-plane uniaxial magnetic anisotropy which could be enhanced by increasing the applied pre-strains on the substrates during growth. Consequently, the ferromagnetic resonance frequency of the films was significantly increased, but the corresponding initial permeability was decreased. Moreover, the films with pre-strains less than 0.78% exhibit a working bandwidth of microwave absorption about 2 GHz. Our investigations demonstrated a convenient method via the pre-strained substrates to tune the high frequency properties of magnetic thin films which could be applied in flexible microwave devices.

Original languageEnglish
Article number162405
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume106
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Apr 2015
Externally publishedYes

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