<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The influence of pH and current density on the structural and magnetic behavior of soft magnetic Co-Ni-Fe alloy thin films has been studied. The effect of pH and current density on the compositional, structural, and magnetic properties of the as-obtained films was investigated by EDX (energy dispersive analysis by X-rays), XRD (X-ray diffractometer) and VSM (vibrating sample magnetometer). The EDX results revealed that at the optimized deposition conditions, nickel content was low compared with cobalt and ferrous content. X-ray diffraction patterns revealed that the deposited films have polycrystalline nature with mixed (fcc-bcc) cubic structure and small crystallite size (&lt;20 nm). The films prepared in optimized conditions exhibit high saturation magnetization (4πMs value above 2T) and low coercivity (below 160 A/m), which may be due to the reduced crystallite size.</p></abstract>

The influence of pH and current density on the structural and magnetic behavior of soft magnetic Co-Ni-Fe alloy thin films has been studied. The effect of pH and current density on the compositional, structural, and magnetic properties of the as-obtained films was investigated by EDX (energy dispersive analysis by X-rays), XRD (X-ray diffractometer) and VSM (vibrating sample magnetometer). The EDX results revealed that at the optimized deposition conditions, nickel content was low compared with cobalt and ferrous content. X-ray diffraction patterns revealed that the deposited films have polycrystalline nature with mixed (fcc-bcc) cubic structure and small crystallite size (<20 nm). The films prepared in optimized conditions exhibit high saturation magnetization (4πMs value above 2T) and low coercivity (below 160 A/m), which may be due to the reduced crystallite size.

Role of pH and current density in electrodeposited soft magnetic Co-Ni-Fe alloy thin films

Department of Physics, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630 003, India

Department of Physics, Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil, 626 790, India

Centre for Scientific and Applied Research, School of Basic Engineering and Science, PSN college of Engineering and Technology, Tirunelveli, 627 152, India

Department of Polymer Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, 10907, Taiwan

Materials Science-Poland

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The influence of pH and current density on the structural and magnetic behavior of soft magnetic Co-Ni-Fe alloy thin films has been studied. The effect of pH...

Role of pH and current density in electrodeposited soft magnetic Co-Ni-Fe alloy thin films

Published Online: Feb 29, 2012

Page range: 165 - 170

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-011-0037-1

Keywords
Electrodeposition, Co-Ni-Fe alloy, structural properties, magnetic properties

© 2011 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Role of pH and current density in electrodeposited soft magnetic Co-Ni-Fe alloy thin films

Published Online: Feb 29, 2012

Page range: 165 - 170

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-011-0037-1

KeywordsElectrodeposition, Co-Ni-Fe alloy, structural properties, magnetic properties

© 2011 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Electrodeposition, Co-Ni-Fe alloy, structural properties, magnetic properties