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MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF SPUTTER DEPOSITED FE-BASED AMORPHOUS THIN FILMS FOR RESONATOR APPLICATION
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| Title | MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF SPUTTER DEPOSITED FE-BASED AMORPHOUS THIN FILMS FOR RESONATOR APPLICATION |
| Author | China, Chaitali
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| Keywords | magnetic properties
sputter deposited
amorphous thin films
resonator
magnetostriction
anisotropy field
saturation magnetization
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| Abstract | In this study we investigate the magnetic properties of Fe-based amorphous thin films. Fe1-x-y-zBxSiyCz, Fe80-xNixB20, Fe80-xMnxB20, and Fe73-xMnxB27 films were deposited on silicon and glass substrates in a DC and RF magnetron sputtering system. Inductive magnetic measurements were performed to investigate the magnetic properties, including induced anisotropy and magnetostriction, of the as-deposited and annealed films using an M-H Looper. The chemical composition of the films was characterized using secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS). The physical thickness of the films was determined by use of a stylus profilometer. The M-H Looper studies indicated that the induced anisotropy (Hk) depends strongly on the nickel concentration as well as on the annealing conditions, specifically the time and temperature of the annealing process. For the same metalloid concentration, the induced anisotropy has a maximum as a function of Ni. For the same nickel concentration and annealing time, it was found that the value of Hk decreases with the increase in annealing temperature. For each composition studied, low temperature long time annealing showed a higher value of Hk compared to high temperature short time annealing. From the magnetostriction values of Fe80-xNixB20 alloys, it was found that the sputter deposited films show similar trend but differ in magnitude when compared with ribbon samples. The magnetostriction of annealed thin films is found to be representative of ribbon samples. A potential composition modification to improve the strength of the field induced anisotropy is the addition of low levels of Mn. |
| Adviser | Coffey, Kevin
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| Publisher | University of Central Florida |
| Degree | M.S.M.S.E.
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| Degree Discipline | Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
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| Degree Grantor | Engineering and Computer Science
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| Degree Program | Materials Science and Engineering
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| Graduation Date | 2006-08-01 |
| Type | Master's thesis
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| Access Level | Public - Allow Worldwide Access
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| Release Date | 2006-09-13 |
| Repository | University Archives
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| Repository Collection | Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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| Identifier | CFE0001275 |
| Access Link | http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0001275 |
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