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Pulsed laser deposition of granular Co–Ag thin films
Author(s) -
Agostinelli E.,
Alessandrini S.,
Fiorani D.,
Santiago A. Garcia,
Testa A. M.,
Angiolini M.,
VittoriAntisari M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
applied organometallic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1099-0739
pISSN - 0268-2605
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0739(199805)12:5<375::aid-aoc733>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - chemistry , pulsed laser deposition , thin film , deposition (geology) , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , paleontology , materials science , sediment , engineering , biology
An investigation into the microstructural properties of Co x Ag 1 − x films, grown by pulsed laser deposition, as a function of deposition and post‐deposition annealing temperature is reported. Surface morphology and microstructure were investigated by XPS, SEM and TEM measurements. Magnetic measurements were used to gain further information on particle size distributions through the analysis of the temperature dependence of the irreversible magnetization. Depending on cobalt content, deposition and post‐deposition annealing temperature, the maximum of the cobalt grains diameter distribution was estimated to be in the range 2–6 nm. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.