Structure and Magnetic Properties of BaCoTiFe10O19 Thin Films with an Easy-Axis In-Plane Orientation

BaCoTiFe10O19 hexaferrite thin films with an easy-axis in-plane orientation were prepared by crystallization of amorphous films deposited by rf magnetron sputtering. The structure and magnetic properties were investigated. It is shown that CoTi-doping leads to a reduction of spontaneous magnetization and magnetic moment, which is caused by non-collinear magnetic structure and surface spin canting of small particles. The substitution of CoTi for Fe can adjust coercivity and Curie temperature over a very wide range, while still maintaining the room temperature magnetization. It is found that BaCoTiFe10O19 films exhibit a large squareness of hysteresis loop, Sq = 0.68. Thus, this film is desirable for high-density longitudinal recording systems.