As thin films become increasingly popular (for solar cells, LEDs, microelectronics, batteries),
quantitative morphological and crystallographic information is needed to predict and …

This chapter reviews the magnetic properties and applications of thin metallic films. The
focus is on films less than 50 nm thick that either have current technological application or …

Mn-Ga binary alloys show strong magnetism and large uniaxial magnetic anisotropy even
though these alloys do not contain any noble, rare-earth metals or magnetic elements. We …

Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) using L 1 0-ordered CoPt electrodes with perpendicular
magnetic anisotropy were fabricated. Full-epitaxial Co Pt∕ Mg O∕ Co Pt-MTJs were …

First-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) are utilized to examine
the effect of 3d transition metal (TM) monolayer on the Pd (0 0 1) substrate. Four transition …

The structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of three spin configurations of L1 0-
ordered FeM alloys (M= Ni, Pd, or Pt) were studied using the first-principles method. The …

The intercalation of Eu underneath Gr on Ir (111) is comprehensively investigated by
microscopic, magnetic, and spectroscopic measurements, as well as by density functional …

We have achieved (001) oriented L1 0 (Fe 1− x Cu x) 55 Pt 45 thin films, with magnetic
anisotropy up to 3.6× 10 7 erg/cm 3, using atomic-scale multilayer sputtering and post …

Magnetocrystalline anisotropy in transition metal alloys (FePt, CoPt, FePd, MnAl, MnGa, and
FeCo) was studied using first-principles calculations to elucidate its specific mechanism. The …

CoPt thin films with a thickness of 50nm were deposited on MgO (111) substrates by
magnetron-sputtering at temperatures ranging from room temperature to 750° C. A unique …