Two-step heating method delivers flat, highly ordered ultrathin magnetic films (IMAGE)

University of Toyama

Two-step heating method delivers flat, highly ordered ultrathin magnetic films

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The researchers fabricated 5-nm-thick L10-FePd films using a two-step heating process: low-temperature deposition for smooth layer-by-layer growth, followed by 600°C annealing to promote atomic ordering.

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Professor Hiroshi Naganuma from the University of Toyama, Japan

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