Amorphous Fe-B alloys in B-Fe-Ag multilayers studied by magnetization and Mössbauer measurements

L. F. Kiss, J. Balogh, L. Bujdoso, D. Kaptas, T. Kemeny, András Kovács, I. Vincze

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    Abstract

    Bulk and local magnetic properties were studied in [1 nm B + 1 nm 57Fe + x nm Ag]5, x = 1, 2, 4, 5 and 10, multilayer samples. Although Ag does not mix with either of the other two elements the magnetic properties of the multilayers are strongly influenced by the Ag thickness below x = 5, whereas no such effect is observed above this value. The Mössbauer measurements indicate a complete amorphization of the thin Fe layers in each sample, as a result of intermixing with the B layers. The variation of the magnetic properties is explained by the variation of the average B concentration of the amorphous Fe–B layers, which depends on the thickness of the Ag barrier layers. The magnetization measurements indicate ferromagnetic behaviour of the ultra-thin amorphous layers with the presence of less than 10% superparamagnetic moments for x = 5 and 10. The average B concentration of the amorphous Fe–B alloy, as estimated from the Fe hyperfine fields, is around 40 at%. It is significantly lower than the 60 at% nominal B concentration, suggesting the presence of an unalloyed B layer, as well. This picture is supported by transmission electron microscopy investigations which reveal two amorphous layers of different B concentration in between the crystalline Ag layers.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
    Volume509 (1)
    Pages (from-to)188-192
    ISSN0925-8388
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    Event17th International Symposium on Metastable, Amorphous and Nanostructured Materials - Zurich, Switzerland
    Duration: 4 Jul 20109 Jul 2010
    Conference number: 17

    Conference

    Conference17th International Symposium on Metastable, Amorphous and Nanostructured Materials
    Number17
    Country/TerritorySwitzerland
    CityZurich
    Period04/07/201009/07/2010

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