Proceedings Volume:

8^th International Symposium on Magnetic Materials, Processes and Devices

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Table of Contents

Preface                                                                                                                                   

Conference Organization                                                                                                       

Section I

Magnetic Storage – Past, Present and Future Challenges                                                  1

1.    Electrodeposited Magnetic Thin Film Heads: A Quantum Jump for Magnetic
Recording; Immense Impact on Development of Electrochemical Technology
L. T. Romankiw                                                                                                        3

2.    No More High Moment Materials for Magnetic Recording Heads -
What Next?
N. Robertson                                                                                                            36

3.    Progress and Prospects of Perpendicular Magnetic Recording
Y. Nakamura                                                                                                            62

4.    Perpendicular Magnetic Recording: Challenges at Nanoscale
D. Litvinov, S. Khizroev                                                                                          84

5.    Magnetic Tunnel Junction-Based MRAM and Related Processing Issues
E. J. O’Sullivan                                                                                                       102

Section II

Electrochemical Thin Film Technology:
Session in Honor of Dr. L.T. Romankiw                                                                             119

6.    The Impact of Lubomyr Romankiw on Education
R. Alkire                                                                                                                  123

7.    Electrochemical Processing Trends in Micro/Nano Electronics
M. Datta                                                                                                                 126

8.    Formation of Soft Magnetic Thin Films by Means of Electrochemical Methods
T. Osaka, A. Sugiyama, T. Asahi, J. Kawaji                                                          144

9.    Enhancement and Inhibition of Partial Reactions in Alloy Deposition
D. Landolt                                                                                                              159

10.     Aspects of the Controlled Chemical Etching of Thin Metal Films,
in Particular Multilayer Type
E. J. O’Sullivan                                                                                                      172

Section III

Poster Session                                                                                                                       189

11.     Magnetic Properties of Nickel Layers Electrodeposited on Amorphous Carbon
K. Maruyama, E. Arakawa, K. Hiraki, H. Yamaguchi, H. Numata,
A. Matushita, T. Yokoyama, T. Koide, K. Namikawa, O. Nittono                          191

12.     Electrochemical Preparation of Tm-Co Magnetic Films in Dimethylsulfoxide
D. Yuan, Y. Liu, G. Liu, Y. Tong                                                                              206

13.     Chemical Preparation and Characterization of
Transparent Ferromagnetic Fe:ZnO Semiconductor Films
T. Shinagawa, M. Izaki, K. Murase, Y. Awakura                                                    211

14.     Effect of Solvothermal Reduction Process on Crystal Structure of Nickel
Y. Mi, D. Yuan, Y. Liu, J. Zhang, Y. Xiao                                                                218

Section IV

GMR Materials and Magnetic Materials for Future Media                                             225

15.     Progress on Electrodeposited Multilayer Films with Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR) Behaviour: 1993-2004
I. Bakonyi, Laszlo Peter                                                                                          227

16.     Artifacts Similar to Ballistic Magnetoresistance in Electrodeposited Contacts
E. B. Svedberg, J. J. Mallett, A. J. Shapiro, C. J. Powell, R. D. McMichael
M. D. Stiles, T. P. Moffat, W. F. Egelhoff, Jr.                                                        245

17.     Surface Roughness and Magnetic Relaxation in Electrodeposited Systems
W. Schwarzacher, A. P. Robinson, P. Southern, K. N. Kutuso, A. A. Pasa,
R. C. da Dilva                                                                                                         255

18.     Tailoring Hard Magnetic Properties in Magnetic Films and Microstructures: Electrodeposition of Co-Pt Alloys
G. Pattanaik, I. Zana, G. Zangari                                                                         262

19.     Correlation Between Microhardness and Coercivity of Electrodeposited
Cobalt Platinum Films
S. Franz, G. Balzarini, A. Vicenz, P. L. Cavallotti                                                 274

20.     Magnetic Properties of Ultra-thin NiFe Films
S. Franz, M. Bestetti, P. L. Cavallotti, D. Abraham, L. T. Romankiw                   284

Section V

Hard Magnets and Nanoscaled Magnetic Structures                                                        299

21.     Electrodeposition of (Fe,Co,Ni)_xPt_1-x Films
J. J. Mallett, E. B. Svedberg, W. F. Egelhoff, Jr., T. P. Moffat                             301

22.     Electrodeposition of Rare Earth-Transition Metal Alloys from an Aqueous Electrolyte
R. Mishra, E. J. Podlaha                                                                                        316

23.     A Novel Approach for Preparation of g-Fe₂O₃ Nanoparticles:
Successive Reduction-Oxidation in Reverse Micelles
H. Iida, H. Takada, T. Nakanishi, T. Osaka                                                          325

24.     Application of a Two-phase Liquid-Liquid System to the Synthesis of
Iron-Containing Nanoparticles
T. Nakanishi, H. Iida, H. Tkada, T. Osaka                                                           330

25.     High Rate (>100 nm/min) Deposition of Ferrite Films
from an Aqueous Solution
M. Tada, J. Miyasaka, N. Matsushita, M. Abe                                                     336

Section VI

Soft Magnetic Materials                                                                                                   345

26.     Influence of Additive Adsorption on Properties of Pulse
Deposited CoFeNi Alloys
S. R. Brankovic, N. Vasiljevic, T. J. Klemmer, E. Johns                                      347

27.     Properties of DC Plated 2.4 Tesla CoFe Alloys
C. Bonhôte, J. W. Lam, M. Last                                                                           363

28.     Effect of Oxygen Incorporation on Soft Magnetic Properties of
Iron-Rich CoFe Alloys
J. W. Lam, C. Bonhôte, D. Dudek, D. Pocker, D. F. Ramos, I, Shao,
L. T. Romankiw                                                                                                    374

29.     Pulse Plating Effect on Stress of CoFe Electrodeposits
I. Shao, C. Bonhôte,  J. W. Lam, L. T. Romankiw                                                383

30.     Scaling Analysis of the Kinetic Roughening During the Electrodeposition
of 2.4T CoFe Alloys
S. R. Brankovic, N. Vasiljevic                                                                              397

31.     Electrodeposition of Magnetic IG-V Alloys
B-Y. Yoo, M. Schwartz, K. Nobe                                                                           408

32.     High Moment FeNi Films with Low Coercivity and Low Anisotropy Field
K. Kudo, G. Oikawa, Y. Maruyama, H. Shiina, N. Saiki                                      415

33.     Fabrication of Fe-C Soft Magnetic Thin Films by Facing-Targets
Sputtering Method
Y. Kitamoto, H. Tagami, K-K Choi, Y. Yamazaki                                                426

34.     Effect of Magnetic Field on NiCu Electrodeposition
I. Tabakovic, M. Sun, S. Riemer, V. Vas’ko, M. Kief                                           433

35.     Influence of an External Magnetic Field on the Structure of Electroplated Ferromagnetic Layers Based on Nickel
A. Bund, A. Ispas, W. Plieth                                                                                 444

Section VII

Magnetic MEMS                                                                                                             455

36.     Magnetic Materials in Thin Film Sensors and Actuators
H. H. Gatzen                                                                                                       457

37.     Microfabricated Inductive Sensor for Position Measurements
D. Dinulovic, H. H. Gatzen                                                                                 471

38.     NiFe 45/55 and its Application in a Strain Gauge Sensor
A. B. Amor, C. Ruffert, H. H. Gatzen                                                                  481

39.     Evaluation of a Linear Hybrid Micro Step Motor
M. Hahn, M. Bedenbecker, U. Brand, H. H. Gatzen                                           493

40.     Magnetically Assembled Nickel Nanowires
C. Hangarter, N. V. Myung                                                                                 506

41.     Electrodeposition of Magnetic CoNiP Thin Films from Various Plating Baths
D-Y Park, N. Myung, M. Schwartz, K. Nobe                                                       514

42.     Investigations on the Permeability of Electroplated and Sputtered Permalloy
M. C. Wurz, D. Dinulovic, H. H. Gatzen                                                             525

Section VIII

Author Index and Key Word Index                                                                                 537

Author Index                                                                                                                       539

Key Word Index                                                                                                                 541