Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy in Sputtered CoPd Alloy Films

Abstract
Magnetic properties of CoPd alloy films prepared by rf magnetron sputtering were studied as a function of the Pd content. CoPd alloy films showed extraordinarily large magnetostriction the order of 10-4in a Pd-rich composition, and it was found that the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy was related to the magnetostrictive effect. The CoPd alloy films can be considered to be perpendicular magnetic recording material.

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