Magnetic Property of Large-Area Magnetic Nanostructure with Antidot Array on AAO Template

Abstract:

Antidot arrays of various diameters were patterned in permalloy thin films to explore their magnetic behavior. Porous anodic alumina had been used as a template to fabricate magnetic films with antidot array. Permalloy had been fabricated by depositing Ni₈₀Fe₂₀ onto anodic alumina membrane templates. The film thickness was 30 and 40 nm and the diameters of antidot varied from 200 to 350 nm. The coercivity of the antidot arrays is greater than that of unpatterned films and shows weak dependence on antidot diameter. The increase of the pore diameter was suggested to enhance domain wall pinning. The coercivity reaches a maximum value for the antidot array with the smallest pore diameter and reduces to an almost constant value for the antidot arrays with larger pore diameters.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 311)
• Pages: 441-445
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.311.441
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: Chien Han Huang, Jheng Lun Wang, Jenn Kai Tsai, Teen Hang Meen, Tian Chiuan Wu
• Keywords: AAO, Anodic Aluminum Oxide (AAO), Permalloy

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