Enhancement of post-annealing stability in Co/ Ni multilayers with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy （PMA） was obtained by inserting Au layers into Ni/Co interfaces. After annealing at 350 ℃, the effective mag- net...Enhancement of post-annealing stability in Co/ Ni multilayers with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy （PMA） was obtained by inserting Au layers into Ni/Co interfaces. After annealing at 350 ℃, the effective mag- netic anisotropy density （Kef0 for Ta（3）/Pt（2）/[Co（0.3）/ Ni（0.6）/Au（0.3）]× 3/Co（0.3）/Pt（1）/Ta（3） （in nm） keeps at 0.48 × 105 J·m^-3. Scanning transmission electron micro- scopy-high-angle annular dark field （STEM-HAADF） analysis shows that the diffusion between Ni and Co layers is obstructed by the Au insertion layers among them, which is responsible for the post-annealing stability enhancement of the multilayers. Multilayers with Pt insertion layers were also investigated as reference samples in this work. Com- pared with Pt-layer-inserted Co/Ni multilayers, the Au insertion layers are found to bring seldom interfacial PMA to the multilayers, making it competitive in being employed to enhance the post-annealing stability of PMA Co/Ni multilayers which are used for magnetic random access memory devices （MRAM）.展开更多
The multilayers in the forms of glass/Cu(Ni)(5.0 nm)/[Co(2.0 nm)/Cu(Ni)(0.5～3.7 nm)] 30 and glass/Ti(5.0 nm)/[Co(2.0 nm)/Ti(0.4～3.5 nm)] 30 ,prepared by dual facing target sputtering at room temperature,exh...The multilayers in the forms of glass/Cu(Ni)(5.0 nm)/[Co(2.0 nm)/Cu(Ni)(0.5～3.7 nm)] 30 and glass/Ti(5.0 nm)/[Co(2.0 nm)/Ti(0.4～3.5 nm)] 30 ,prepared by dual facing target sputtering at room temperature,exhibit a soft magnetic property.The structural and magnetic properties of Co/Cu(Ni) and Co/Ti multilayers were examined as a function of the spacer layer thickness (d Ti and d Cu(Ni) ) by low angle X ray diffraction (LAXRD) and VSM measurements.The saturation magnetization M s of the Co/Ti multilayers was found to decrease with d Ti and approached to a constant value when d Ti was thick enough.But in the Co/Cu(Ni) multilayers,the M s was found to oscillate with d Cu(Ni) when d Cu(Ni) was less than 3.0 nm,and the oscillation period was about 1.0 nm.This arose from the different interlayer magnetic coupling effects.We interpret these two different kinds of interlayer magnetic couplings as the consequence of the competition between the RKKY like and superexchange couplings.展开更多
A model system consisting of Ni[001]（100）/Ni3Al[001]（100） multi-layers are studied using the density functional theory in order to explore the elastic properties of single crystal Ni-based superalloys. Simulation ...A model system consisting of Ni[001]（100）/Ni3Al[001]（100） multi-layers are studied using the density functional theory in order to explore the elastic properties of single crystal Ni-based superalloys. Simulation results are consistent with the experimental observation that rafted Ni-base superalloys virtually possess a cubic symmetry. The convergence of the elastic properties with respect to the thickness of the multilayers are tested by a series of multilayers from 2γ′＋2γto 10γ′＋10γ atomic layers. The elastic properties are found to vary little with the increase of the multilayer＇s thickness. A Ni/Ni3Al multilayer with 10γ′＋10γ atomic layers （3.54 nm） can be used to simulate the mechanical properties of Ni-base model superalloys. Our calculated elastic constants, bulk modulus, orientation-dependent shear modulus and Young＇s modulus, as well as the Zener anisotropy factor are all compatible with the measured results of Ni-base model superalloys R1 and the advanced commercial superalloys TMS-26, CMSX-4 at a low temperature. The mechanical properties as a function of the γ′ phase volume fraction are calculated by varying the proportion of the γ and γ′ phase in the multilayers. Besides, the mechanical properties of two-phase Ni/Ni3Al multilayer can be well predicted by the Voigt-Reuss-Hill rule of mixtures.展开更多
The mechanical behavior of nanoscale metallic multilayers （NMMs） has attracted much attention from both scientific and practical views. Compared with their monolithic counterparts, the large number of interfaces exi...The mechanical behavior of nanoscale metallic multilayers （NMMs） has attracted much attention from both scientific and practical views. Compared with their monolithic counterparts, the large number of interfaces existing in the NMMs dictates the unique behavior of this special class of structural composite materials. While there have been a number of reviews on the mechanical mechanism of micro- laminates, the rapid development of nanotechnology brought a pressing need for an overview focusing exclusively on a property-based definition of the NMMs, especially their size- dependent microstructure and mechanical performance. This article attempts to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date review on the microstructure, mechanical property and plas- tic deformation physics of NMMs. We hope this review could accomplish two purposes： （1） introducing the basic concepts of scaling and dimensional analysis to scientists and engi- neers working on NMM systems, and （2） providing a better understanding of interface behavior and the exceptional qual- ities the interfaces in NMMs display at atomic scale.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51101012, 51271211,51331002,51371025,51371027,51471028 and 51571017)the National Key Scientific Research Projects of China(No. 2015CB921502)+1 种基金the Beijing Nova Program(No.Z141103001814039)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No. FRF-TP-14-002C1)
文摘Enhancement of post-annealing stability in Co/ Ni multilayers with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy （PMA） was obtained by inserting Au layers into Ni/Co interfaces. After annealing at 350 ℃, the effective mag- netic anisotropy density （Kef0 for Ta（3）/Pt（2）/[Co（0.3）/ Ni（0.6）/Au（0.3）]× 3/Co（0.3）/Pt（1）/Ta（3） （in nm） keeps at 0.48 × 105 J·m^-3. Scanning transmission electron micro- scopy-high-angle annular dark field （STEM-HAADF） analysis shows that the diffusion between Ni and Co layers is obstructed by the Au insertion layers among them, which is responsible for the post-annealing stability enhancement of the multilayers. Multilayers with Pt insertion layers were also investigated as reference samples in this work. Com- pared with Pt-layer-inserted Co/Ni multilayers, the Au insertion layers are found to bring seldom interfacial PMA to the multilayers, making it competitive in being employed to enhance the post-annealing stability of PMA Co/Ni multilayers which are used for magnetic random access memory devices （MRAM）.
文摘The multilayers in the forms of glass/Cu(Ni)(5.0 nm)/[Co(2.0 nm)/Cu(Ni)(0.5～3.7 nm)] 30 and glass/Ti(5.0 nm)/[Co(2.0 nm)/Ti(0.4～3.5 nm)] 30 ,prepared by dual facing target sputtering at room temperature,exhibit a soft magnetic property.The structural and magnetic properties of Co/Cu(Ni) and Co/Ti multilayers were examined as a function of the spacer layer thickness (d Ti and d Cu(Ni) ) by low angle X ray diffraction (LAXRD) and VSM measurements.The saturation magnetization M s of the Co/Ti multilayers was found to decrease with d Ti and approached to a constant value when d Ti was thick enough.But in the Co/Cu(Ni) multilayers,the M s was found to oscillate with d Cu(Ni) when d Cu(Ni) was less than 3.0 nm,and the oscillation period was about 1.0 nm.This arose from the different interlayer magnetic coupling effects.We interpret these two different kinds of interlayer magnetic couplings as the consequence of the competition between the RKKY like and superexchange couplings.
基金Project supported by the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China (Grant No 2006CB605102)
文摘A model system consisting of Ni[001]（100）/Ni3Al[001]（100） multi-layers are studied using the density functional theory in order to explore the elastic properties of single crystal Ni-based superalloys. Simulation results are consistent with the experimental observation that rafted Ni-base superalloys virtually possess a cubic symmetry. The convergence of the elastic properties with respect to the thickness of the multilayers are tested by a series of multilayers from 2γ′＋2γto 10γ′＋10γ atomic layers. The elastic properties are found to vary little with the increase of the multilayer＇s thickness. A Ni/Ni3Al multilayer with 10γ′＋10γ atomic layers （3.54 nm） can be used to simulate the mechanical properties of Ni-base model superalloys. Our calculated elastic constants, bulk modulus, orientation-dependent shear modulus and Young＇s modulus, as well as the Zener anisotropy factor are all compatible with the measured results of Ni-base model superalloys R1 and the advanced commercial superalloys TMS-26, CMSX-4 at a low temperature. The mechanical properties as a function of the γ′ phase volume fraction are calculated by varying the proportion of the γ and γ′ phase in the multilayers. Besides, the mechanical properties of two-phase Ni/Ni3Al multilayer can be well predicted by the Voigt-Reuss-Hill rule of mixtures.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants 51171141, 51271141, and 51471131)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (Grant NCET-11-0431)
文摘The mechanical behavior of nanoscale metallic multilayers （NMMs） has attracted much attention from both scientific and practical views. Compared with their monolithic counterparts, the large number of interfaces existing in the NMMs dictates the unique behavior of this special class of structural composite materials. While there have been a number of reviews on the mechanical mechanism of micro- laminates, the rapid development of nanotechnology brought a pressing need for an overview focusing exclusively on a property-based definition of the NMMs, especially their size- dependent microstructure and mechanical performance. This article attempts to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date review on the microstructure, mechanical property and plas- tic deformation physics of NMMs. We hope this review could accomplish two purposes： （1） introducing the basic concepts of scaling and dimensional analysis to scientists and engi- neers working on NMM systems, and （2） providing a better understanding of interface behavior and the exceptional qual- ities the interfaces in NMMs display at atomic scale.
