Growth of [001]-oriented polycrystalline Heusler alloy thin films using [001]-textured Ag buffer layer on thermally oxidized Si substrate for spintronics applications

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Main Authors: Taparia, Dolly, Sasaki, Taisuke T., Nakatani, Tomoya, Suto, Hirofumi, Mitani, Seiji, Sakuraba, Yuya
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author Taparia, Dolly
Sasaki, Taisuke T.
Nakatani, Tomoya
Suto, Hirofumi
Mitani, Seiji
Sakuraba, Yuya
author_facet Taparia, Dolly
Sasaki, Taisuke T.
Nakatani, Tomoya
Suto, Hirofumi
Mitani, Seiji
Sakuraba, Yuya
contents To utilize half-metallic Heusler alloys in practical spintronic devices, such as magnetic sensors and magnetic memories, the key is to realize highly textured and structurally ordered polycrystalline thin films. In this study, we fabricated polycrystalline Co2FeGa0.5Ge0.5 (CFGG) Heusler alloy films deposited on a [001]-oriented Ag buffer layer, which was achieved by introducing N2 into Ar during the sputtering process, on a thermally oxidized Si substrate. We obtained strongly [001]-oriented CFGG films with B2 ordering and a high saturation magnetization close to the theoretical value, which can provide highly spin-polarized electric and spin current sources in spintronic devices with industrial viability.
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spellingShingle Growth of [001]-oriented polycrystalline Heusler alloy thin films using [001]-textured Ag buffer layer on thermally oxidized Si substrate for spintronics applications
Taparia, Dolly
Sasaki, Taisuke T.
Nakatani, Tomoya
Suto, Hirofumi
Mitani, Seiji
Sakuraba, Yuya
Materials Science
To utilize half-metallic Heusler alloys in practical spintronic devices, such as magnetic sensors and magnetic memories, the key is to realize highly textured and structurally ordered polycrystalline thin films. In this study, we fabricated polycrystalline Co2FeGa0.5Ge0.5 (CFGG) Heusler alloy films deposited on a [001]-oriented Ag buffer layer, which was achieved by introducing N2 into Ar during the sputtering process, on a thermally oxidized Si substrate. We obtained strongly [001]-oriented CFGG films with B2 ordering and a high saturation magnetization close to the theoretical value, which can provide highly spin-polarized electric and spin current sources in spintronic devices with industrial viability.
title Growth of [001]-oriented polycrystalline Heusler alloy thin films using [001]-textured Ag buffer layer on thermally oxidized Si substrate for spintronics applications
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.08994