Eur. Phys. J. B 26, 435-438 (2002)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e20020111

Magnetic properties of dc magnetron sputtered and evaporated amorphous films

¹ Balikesir University, Science & Literature Faculty, Physics Department, Balikesir, 10100, Turkey
² Cardiff University, Wolfson Centre, Newport Road, PO BOX 925, Cardiff, CF24 OYF UK

Corresponding author: ^a hkockar@balikesir.edu.tr

Received: 23 October 2001
Revised: 29 January 2002
Published online: 15 April 2002

Abstract

Compositions of Fe₈₁B_13.5Si_3.5C₂, Fe₆₇Co₁₈Si₁B₁₄ and Fe_5.85Co_72.15Mo₂B₁₅Si₅ were deposited on to rigid and flexible substrates for the first time using a dc sputtering source as part of a novel Rotating Cryostat (RC). The films sputtered on silicon and glass show only isotropic magnetisation, whereas those sputtered on a polyimide (Kapton^TM) substrate exhibited either isotropic or anisotropic magnetisation depending upon composition. Similar findings were obtained for equivalent evaporated films.