Tuning magnetic anisotropy of amorphous CoFeB film by depositing on convex flexible substrates

  • Xinyu Qiao
  • , Baomin Wang*
  • , Zhenhua Tang
  • , Yuan Shen
  • , Huali Yang
  • , Junling Wang
  • , Qingfeng Zhan
  • , Sining Mao
  • , Xiaohong Xu
  • , Run Wei Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We have investigated the magnetic properties of amorphous Co40Fe40B20 (CoFeB) thin films grown on flexible polyimide (PI) substrates, which were fixed on convex molds with different curvatures during the magnetron sputtering deposition. When the flexible substrates were changed from convex to flat state after fabrication, a uniaxial magnetic anisotropy was induced in the CoFeB film due to magnetostrictive effect. Furthermore, the anisotropy also depends on the thicknesses of the film and substrate. Our results demonstrate a convenient method to tune the anisotropy of magnetic thin films grown on flexible substrates.

Original languageEnglish
Article number056106
JournalAIP Advances
Volume6
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2016
Externally publishedYes

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