Effect of magnetic layer thickness on magnetic properties of Ce-Fe-B thin films

The Ce;Fe;B thin films with a notable out-of-plane c-axis texture were prepared by DC magnetron sputtering on a Ta buffer layer. The morphological and magnetic properties were investigated. The thickness of the magnetic layer had a dramatic effect on the formation of Ce;Fe;B phase,and excellent magnetic properties(H;≈4.25 kOe, M;/M;≈0.81) were observed for the Ce-Fe-B film with the thickness d;= 200 nm. The results of the hysteresis loops for Ce-Fe-B film（d;= 200 nm） at various measured temperatures show that a decoupling between the hard and the soft phases is observed at low temperatures, which is due to the regions with quite low anisotropy provided by the a-Fe. Moreover. it is clear that significantly various magnetization behaviors between the films with d;= 200 and 300 nm were observed with a similar trend due to the existence of the a-Fe soft phase.