A texture formation mechanism during electrodeposition

Electrocrystallisation of CoFe alloys under the influence of external homogeneous magnetic fields—Properties of deposited thin films

“…That is one possible explanation of our results, but many other effects may also have a significant contribution. It was shown that a magnetic field applied during the deposition could texture the deposit [17][18][19], an effect that was not found in the presented study. The adsorption of hydrogen could also affect the resulting morphology.…”

“…This is valid for then thin layers investigated, but it has to be stressed that the texture development may require thicker layers to introduce a significant changes. This was shown by Li and Szpunar [17] during the Fe deposition in the magnetic field. They demonstrated that at the substrate to deposit interface the deposited Fe is characterized by a fibre texture, regardless of the applied magnetic field, while with varying thickness a preferred texturing in the direction of a magnetic field Table 7 Hc and squarenesses of the CoFe deposits deposited in the parallel-to-electrode magnetic field at −1480 mVMSE from investigated electrolyte compositions (Table 1) develops.…”

“…It was also shown that a magnetic field applied during the deposition results in a textured film structure [17][18][19], affects its phase composition [20], and reduces the internal stress of the layer [7,10]. Additionally, when soft magnetic alloy films are deposited under the influence of an external magnetic field, an in-plane anisotropy is induced [2,7,9], which is of commercial significance for commercial applications [2].…”

The effect of magnetic field on the electrodeposition of CoFe alloys

“…On the contrary, the layers deposited under magnetic field applied perpendicular to the surface appeared rougher and more diverse [3]. It was also reported that the magnetic field applied during the deposition may affect the structure [5] and the texture [6] of the deposits. Due to increasing storage capacities there is a need to improve properties of the magnetic layers and superimposition of a magnetic field seems to be a promising way to tailor the deposits properties.…”

“…It was observed that the magnetic field may affect the phase composition [5] and the texture development [6] of the deposited layers. To clarify if there is any influence of a magnetic field on the deposits structure XRD investigations were performed.…”