Anomalous magnetic properties of an iron film system deposited on fracture surfaces of α-Al2O3 ceramics

An iron film percolation system is fabricated by vapour-phase deposition on fracture surfaces of α-Al2O3 ceramics. The zero-field-cooled （ZFC） and field-cooled （FC） magnetization measurement reveals that the magnetic phase of the film samples evolve from a high-temperature ferromagnetic state to a low-temperature spin-glass-like state, which is also demonstrated by the temperature-dependent ac susceptibility of the iron films. The temperature dependence of the exchange bias field He of the iron film exhibits a minimum peak around the temperature T=5 K, which is independent of the magnitude of the cooling field Hcf. However, for T 〉 10K, （1） He is always negative when Hcf=2kOe and （2） for Hcf= 20 kOe （1Oe≈80 A/m）, He changes from negative to positive values as T increases. Our experimental results show that the anomalous hysteresis properties mainly result from the oxide surfaces of the films with spin-glass-like phase.     

衬底温度对Fe3N薄膜生长和磁性的影响

采用直流磁控溅射方法, 以Si(100) 单晶片为衬底, 在衬底温度为150～450 ℃的范围内得到了ε-Fe3N薄膜样品. 利用 XRD, SEM和VSM等表征手段, 研究了衬底温度对ε-Fe3N薄膜的生长和磁性的影响. 实验结果表明, 随着衬底温度的升高, 薄膜的生长速率、晶粒尺寸和单位质量磁化强度均增大, 而矫顽力呈现先增加后减小的变化趋势, 当衬底温度为350 ℃时, 矫顽力达到最大值18.72 kA/m, 可以认为此时薄膜样品的晶粒尺寸接近于交换作用长度.