Presentation 2022-03-04
Structure and Magnetic Properties of Mn-Al Epitaxial Films
Shota Noro, Mitsuru Ohtake, Shinji Isogami, Masaaki Futamoto, Tetsuroh Kawai, Fumiyoshi Kirino, Nobuyuki Inaba,
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Abstract(in English) Mn-Al alloy films are prepared on Cr(001) single-crystalline underlayers by varying the Mn content from 50 to 72 at. %, the growth temperature from room temperature to 500 °C, and the thickness from 10 to 100 nm. The growth mechanism of Mn-Al film with high degree of L10 ordering is investigated. L10 phase is formed in the Mn-Al films with Mn compositions of 50?65 at. %. Single L10 phase is realized only at an Mn-rich composition of 58 at. %, whereas A12 and A2 phases are respectively involved at the stoichiometric composition of 50 at. % and at a more Mn-rich composition of 65 at. %. The formation of L10 phase is stabilized at the slightly Mn-rich composition. As the film thickness decreases, the degree of L10 ordering is enhanced. The result indicates that the strain caused by lattice mismatch promotes L10 ordering. As the growth temperature increases, the order degree is improved but the surface roughness increases. Therefore, it is shown that two-step formation method consisting of growth at a moderate temperature at 300 °C followed by annealing at a high temperature of 500 °C is effective in obtaining L10 phase with high order degree while keeping flat surface. Mn-Al films with L10 structure show strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropies reflecting the magnetocrystalline anisotropy.
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Keyword(in English) Mn-Al alloy / L10 ordered phase / thin film / epitaxial growth / perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
Paper # MRIS2021-16
Date of Issue 2022-02-25 (MRIS)

Conference Information
Committee MRIS / IEE-MAG
Conference Date 2022/3/4(1days)
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Place (in English) Nagoya Univ. and Online (Hybrid)
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) Optical recording. Magnetic recording. and Others
Chair Shuhei Yoshida(Kinki Univ.)
Vice Chair
Secretary (Tohoku Inst. of Tech.) / (AIST)
Assistant Yasuaki Nakamura(Ehime Univ.) / Yoshiyuki Hirayama(Samsung)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Magnetic Recording & Information Storage / Technical Meeting on Magnetics
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Structure and Magnetic Properties of Mn-Al Epitaxial Films
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Mn-Al alloy
Keyword(2) L10 ordered phase
Keyword(3) thin film
Keyword(4) epitaxial growth
Keyword(5) perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
1st Author's Name Shota Noro
1st Author's Affiliation Yokohama National University(Yokohama Nat. Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Mitsuru Ohtake
2nd Author's Affiliation Yokohama National University(Yokohama Nat. Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Shinji Isogami
3rd Author's Affiliation National Institute for Materials Science(NIMS)
4th Author's Name Masaaki Futamoto
4th Author's Affiliation Yokohama National University(Yokohama Nat. Univ.)
5th Author's Name Tetsuroh Kawai
5th Author's Affiliation Yokohama National University(Yokohama Nat. Univ.)
6th Author's Name Fumiyoshi Kirino
6th Author's Affiliation Tokyo University of the Arts(Tokyo Univ. Arts)
7th Author's Name Nobuyuki Inaba
7th Author's Affiliation Yamagata University(Yamagata Univ.)
Date 2022-03-04
Paper # MRIS2021-16
Volume (vol) vol.121
Number (no) MRIS-402
Page pp.pp.1-6(MRIS),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2022-02-25 (MRIS)