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Regulation of Microstructure, Static, and Microwave Magnetic Performance of NiFe/FeMn/NiFe Heterogeneous Multilayer Films Based on Thickness of FeMn Films

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Ferromagnetic (FM)/antiferromagnetic (AFM) heterogeneous multilayer films have triggered tremendous interests for application in microwave/mm devices and components. However, with the development trend of miniaturization, high frequency, and lightweight of devices, the FM/AFM heterogeneous multilayers are desired to possess high saturation magnetization (4πMs), low coercivity (Hc), and low ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) linewidth (∆H). Herein, the Ni81Fe19 (50 nm)/Fe50Mn50 (t nm)/Ni81Fe19 (50 nm) films were fabricated by DC magnetron sputtering, and the effects of thickness of the Fe50Mn50 on the microstructure, static, and microwave properties were investigated in detail. With increasing the FeMn film thickness, the saturation magnetization firstly increased and then decreased from 7947 to 9448 Gs. The in-plane coercivity firstly decreased and then increased from 28.58 to 0.6115 Oe, and the out-of-plane exchange bias field undergoes a transition from a negative exchange bias to a positive exchange bias. Besides, the ferromagnetic resonance linewidth firstly decreased and then increased from 142 to 87 Oe. Remarkably, with a 15-nm Fe50Mn50 film, the heterogeneous multilayer films achieved optimum performance with high saturation magnetization (9448 Gs), low coercivity (1.02 Oe), and low FMR linewidth (94 Oe). The outstanding Ni81Fe19/Fe50Mn50/Ni81Fe19 heterogeneous multilayer films exhibit great potentials in radar remote sensing, communication, and electronic countermeasure fields.

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The authors are grateful for the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 51472045and 51772046 and Sichuan Science and Technology Program under Grant No. 2020YFG0107.

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    Yu Liu, Zhongwen Lan, Zhong Yu, Rongdi Guo, Xiaona Jiang, Chuanjian Wu & Ke Sun

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Liu, Y., Lan, Z., Yu, Z. et al. Regulation of Microstructure, Static, and Microwave Magnetic Performance of NiFe/FeMn/NiFe Heterogeneous Multilayer Films Based on Thickness of FeMn Films. J Supercond Nov Magn 34, 531–538 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-020-05712-x

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