The rotation and clamping effect on the magnetic properties of iron films deposited onto a rotating substrate

Abstract

We have investigated the effect of fabrication conditions on the magnetic anisotropy of iron films produced by a novel rotating cryostat (RC) system. Clamped films exhibited uniaxial in-plane anisotropy with the easy axis in the film plane and perpendicular to the rotation direction of the RC system. An unclamped one showed no uniaxial magnetic anisotropy.