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Preferred Orientation and Domain Structure of Iron Films Deposited on (100) Copper Substrates
Author(s) -
Jones G. A.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.19670190234
Subject(s) - copper , materials science , texture (cosmology) , electroplating , substrate (aquarium) , orientation (vector space) , thin film , evaporation , composite material , crystallography , metallurgy , nanotechnology , layer (electronics) , geometry , chemistry , image (mathematics) , physics , computer science , geology , mathematics , oceanography , artificial intelligence , thermodynamics
Thin films of iron are deposited both by electroplating and by evaporation, on (100) foils of copper. They display a well‐defined preferred texture with (110) planes parallel to the substrate. The shape, orientation, and size of the grains are discussed. Magnetic observations of the domain structure using electron microscopy show that the layers are effectively biaxial. Near thicknesses of 500 Å cross‐tie walls appear, which is in accordance with energy considerations. Finally, torque measurements lead to a value for K 1 .