Microstructure and magnetic properties of FePt:Ag nanocomposite films on SiO2/Si(100)

FePt:Ag nanocomposite films were prepared by pulsed filtered vacuum arc deposition system and subsequent rapid thermal annealing on SiO2/Si(100) substrates. The microstructure and magnetic properties were investigated. A strong dependence of coercivity and ordering of the face-central tetragonal structure on both Ag concentration and annealing temperature was observed. With Ag concentration of 22% in atomic ratio, the coercivity got to 6.0kOe with a grain size of 6.7nm when annealing temperature was 400°C.