Effect of Ion Irradiation on the Magnetic Properties of CoPt Films
Physics of the Solid State(2021)
Abstract
The possibility of using implantation of 20-keV He+ ions for modification of the domain structure and magnetic properties of CoPt films (formed by the electron-beam evaporation method) with different cobalt contents (Co0.45Pt0.55 and Co0.35Pt0.65) has been investigated. A decrease in the coercive field (narrowing of the hysteresis loop in the magnetic-field dependences of the Faraday angle and magnetization) with an increase in the He+ ion fluence from 2 × 1014 to 4 × 1014 cm–2 has been found for the irradiated CoPt samples of both compositions. The residual magnetization of the Co0.35Pt0.65 films coincides with the saturation magnetization, and a decrease in the residual magnetization is observed for Co0.45Pt0.55. It is shown by magnetic force microscopy that the largest number of round isolated domains (skyrmions) for the Co0.45Pt0.55 alloy are formed when the ion fluence increases to 3 × 1014 cm–2, while 360-degree domain walls (1D skyrmions) are observed along with round isolated domains for the Co0.35Pt0.65 films irradiated with a He+ fluence of 4 × 1014 cm–2. An analysis of CoPt films by Mandelstam–Brillouin spectroscopy revealed an increase in the shift between the Stokes and anti-Stokes components of the spectrum and a significant enhancement of the Dzyaloshinski–Moriya interaction in the irradiated samples. Model calculations performed using the SRIM program showed that the ion irradiation facilitates asymmetric mixing of Co and Pt atoms in CoPt films, which may underlie the mechanism of the observed effects of ion irradiation on their magnetic properties and domain structure.
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electron-beam evaporation,ferromagnetic alloy,ion irradiation,magnetic properties,domain structure,magnetic force microscopy,Dzyaloshinski–Moriya interaction,skyrmions
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