Master's Thesis
Magnetic transformation of metastable fcc Fe/Cu(100) films by focused ion beam
Final Thesis 9.86 MB Appendix 11.22 MBAuthor of thesis: Ing. Jonáš Gloss
Acad. year: 2013/2014
Supervisor: Ing. Michal Urbánek, Ph.D.
Reviewer: Ing. Vladimír Cháb, CSc.
Abstract:Metastable paramagnetic face-centered cubic (fcc) Fe thin films deposited on a Cu(100) single-crystal are good candidates for focused ion-beam magnetic patterning, due to their structural and magnetic phase transformation to ferromagnetic body-centered cubic (bcc) Fe upon ion-beam irradiation. However, pure fcc Fe films undergo spontaneous transformation when their thickness exceeds 10 ML. This limit can be extended to approximately 22 ML by deposition of Fe at increased CO background pressures. We show that much thicker films can be grown by alloying with Ni, that stabilizes the fcc phase. The amount of Ni necessary to stabilize non-magnetic, metastable fcc Fe films in dependence on the residual background pressure during the deposition is determined and a phase diagram revealing the metastable region is presented. It is also shown that the stabilizing effect of CO can be removed by artificial O saturation of the surface and thus the Ni-stabilized films can be grown also in systems with lower vacuum. Finally, we present fabrication of micro- and nanostructures in 44 ML thick films of Fe alloyed with Ni on Cu(100) by focused ion beam.
metastable films, magnetic structures, magnetic transformation, stabilizing effect, alloying, focused ion beam
Date of defence
23.06.2014
Result of the defence
Defended (thesis was successfully defended)
Grading
A
Language of thesis
Czech
Faculty
Department
Study programme
Applied Sciences in Engineering (N3901-2)
Field of study
Physical Engineering and Nanotechnology (M-FIN)
Composition of Committee
prof. RNDr. Tomáš Šikola, CSc. (předseda)
prof. RNDr. Miroslav Liška, DrSc. (místopředseda)
prof. RNDr. Bohumila Lencová, CSc. (člen)
prof. RNDr. Jiří Komrska, CSc. (člen)
prof. RNDr. Petr Dub, CSc. (člen)
prof. RNDr. Radim Chmelík, Ph.D. (člen)
prof. RNDr. Jiří Spousta, Ph.D. (člen)
prof. Ing. Ivan Křupka, Ph.D. (člen)
prof. RNDr. Pavel Zemánek, Ph.D. (člen)
RNDr. Antonín Fejfar, CSc. (člen)
Supervisor’s report
Ing. Michal Urbánek, Ph.D.
Grade proposed by supervisor: A
Reviewer’s report
Ing. Vladimír Cháb, CSc.
Grade proposed by reviewer: A