文摘
Polycrystalline Fe<sub>xsub>Pd<sub>1−xsub> (x = 37–64 at.%) films with thicknesses of 47 ± 2 nm were prepared by dc magnetron sputtering on quartz glass substrates and subsequent annealing at 550 °C for 3 h. The evolution of crystal structure and magnetic properties with different Fe concentrations were investigated. For the Pd-rich FePd films, the A1 disordered phase and soft magnetic properties were found. The Fe-rich FePd films are more favorable to the formation of an ordered L1<sub>0sub> phase. For Fe concentration of 51 at.%, the sample exhibits the highest coercivity, magnetic energy product and remanence ratio at room temperature, corresponding to 3.5 kOe, 17.6 MGOe and 0.94, respectively, and the coercivity increases to ~4.3 kOe at 120 K. The disorder-order transition temperature is evidently reduced to 550 °C and magnetic properties are improved in this work. These FePd films have shown promise for application as high-density magnetic recording medium.