Journal of Research on Many-body Systems

Journal of Research on Many-body Systems

Electrodeposition, Structural and Magnetic Studies of Fe-Pt Nanostructures

Document Type : Full length research Paper

Abstract
In this research thin films of FePt alloy with different percentages of iron, were electrodeposited on Cu and Au substrate in CHC mode under constant potential in single electrolytic bath. Cyclic voltametry identified the using starting voltage of deposition of alloy layers. Then, FePt/Pt multilayers with different thicknesses of platinum layers were deposited on the Cu and Au substrates. The effect of thickness on the surface morphology of the layers was studied. In this work, crystalline structure and morphology of FePt alloy and FePt/Pt multilayers have been studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) has determined weight and atomic percentages of the elements in the deposited layers. Magnetic properties of the alloy deposited on Au substrate have been studied using the alternating gradient force magnetometer (AGFM).
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  • Receive Date 22 December 2014
  • Revise Date 05 September 2015
  • Accept Date 07 November 2015