Study of Co-Cr films for perpendicular magnetic recording using nuclear magnetic resonance

Abstract

A ⁵⁹Co nuclear magnetic resonance measurement and a transmission electron microscope observation are utilized to investigate the compositional distribution of Co‐Cr films with and without heat treatment. The spin‐echo spectra of evaporated films are found to be entirely different from those of Co‐Cr alloy powders. The spectra of films comprise a very complicated hyperfine field distribution and the resonant frequencies are much higher than those of powder samples, implying the existence of various kinds of segregation regions typical of a film. Chrysanthemumlike patterns, which disappear with heat treatment, are also observed for chemically etched films. This disappearance is accompanied by the disappearance of the highest‐frequency resonant line.