Nanoindentation and tribological studies of magnetically soft high moment FeTaN thin films

Author

Deng, H. ; Inturi, V.R. ; Barnard, J.A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Metall. & Mater. Eng., Alabama Univ., Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

Volume

31

Issue

6

fYear

1995

fDate

11/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2697

Lastpage

2699

Abstract

The nanoindentation and tribological behavior of magnetically soft high moment FeTaN thin films have been investigated. It was observed that the hardness of FeTaN films increases when nitrogen is incorporated into the film and the wear resistance of these films against commercial magnetic tapes was increased by introducing a small amount of nitrogen but decreased with a further increase of nitrogen content. SEM observations on cross section of a wear scar revealed that there were debris particles (less than 0.5 μm) on the worn surface

Keywords

ferromagnetic materials; hardness; iron alloys; magnetic heads; magnetic moments; magnetic thin film devices; magnetic thin films; scanning electron microscopy; soft magnetic materials; tantalum alloys; wear; wear resistance; FeTaN; SEM observations; debris particles; hardness; high moment thin films; magnetic recording heads; magnetic tapes; magnetically soft thin films; nanoindentation; tribological studies; wear resistance; wear scar; Conducting materials; Magnetic films; Magnetic heads; Magnetic materials; Magnetic moments; Magnetic properties; Magnetic separation; Mechanical factors; Nitrogen; Soft magnetic materials;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.490096

Filename

490096