WO2016157764A1 - 薄膜磁石および薄膜磁石の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a thin film magnet made by using a thin film process and a method for manufacturing the thin film magnet.
- a thin film magnet has been used as permanent magnets used in devices such as sensors, actuators, and motors.
- a thin film magnet is obtained by forming a magnetic layer containing magnetic particles on a substrate.
- a magnetic layer containing SmCo (samarium cobalt), which is one of R (rare earth element) -Co (cobalt) is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- a thin-film magnet in which layers containing Ta are arranged on both sides of a magnetic layer so as to sandwich the magnetic layer so as to suppress oxidation of the magnetic layer (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
- the thin film magnet was formed on the substrate, the amorphous oxidation suppression layer formed on the upper surface of the substrate, the first magnetic layer formed on the oxidation suppression layer, and the first magnetic layer.
- the intermediate layer includes metal particles. The metal particles are diffused in the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, and the concentration of the metal particles in the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer is intermediate. Decreases with distance from the layer.
- FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view showing a basic configuration of a thin film magnet according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of another thin film magnet according to the first exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a magnetization curve of the thin film magnet shown in FIG. 1A when Co is used for the intermediate layer.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the thin film magnet according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method of manufacturing the thin film magnet according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method of manufacturing the thin film magnet according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4C is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film magnet according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4D is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film magnet according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4E is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film magnet according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4F is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film magnet according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4G is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film magnet according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4H is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film magnet according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view of still another thin film magnet according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the thin film magnet according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 7A is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method of manufacturing the thin film magnet according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method of manufacturing the thin film magnet according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 7C is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film magnet according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 7D is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film magnet according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 7E is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film magnet according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 7F is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film magnet according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 7G is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film magnet according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 7H is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film magnet according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 7I is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film magnet according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 7J is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film magnet according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a thin film magnet according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing manufacturing steps of the thin film magnet according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing manufacturing steps of the thin film magnet according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a photograph of a scanning transmission electron microscope image after heat treatment of the thin film magnet according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a graph showing the crystal structure of the thin film magnet according to the fourth embodiment after the heat treatment.
- FIG. 13 is a graph showing the crystal structure of the thin film magnet before heat treatment.
- FIG. 14 is a photograph of a scanning transmission electron microscope image of a comparative thin film magnet without an intermediate layer.
- FIG. 15 is a graph showing the crystal structure of the thin film magnet of the comparative example.
- FIG. 16 is a photograph of a scanning transmission electron microscope image after the heat treatment of the thin film magnet according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 17 is a view showing the composition ratio of the thin film magnet shown in FIG. FIG.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a magnetization curve of a thin film magnet of a comparative example of the thin film magnet according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram of the second quadrant of the BH curve of the thin film magnet according to the fourth embodiment and the thin film magnet of the comparative example.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a magnetization curve of a thin film magnet according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 21 is a sectional view of a thin film magnet according to the fifth embodiment.
- ⁇ Permanent magnets used in devices such as sensors, actuators, and motors are required to have a strong energy product.
- recent magnets are used for various applications, and characteristics corresponding to the applications are required.
- sensors and actuators need to generate a strong magnetic field in a specific direction. Therefore, they have anisotropy in a predetermined direction such as in-plane direction or perpendicular direction, and the coercive force is sufficiently large.
- a thin film magnet having a high magnetic flux density (residual magnetization as magnet performance).
- neodymium magnet is known as a permanent magnet with a strong energy product.
- Dy disprosium
- a permanent magnet using Sm x Co y which is one of R (rare earth element) -Co (cobalt) materials, has a relatively large energy product, has high heat resistance, and has temperature characteristics and corrosivity. It is an excellent magnet.
- a permanent magnet having a high energy product can reduce the volume of itself required to obtain the same energy, and can reduce the size of an electronic device using the permanent magnet. From such a point, a permanent magnet using Sm x Co y has attracted attention.
- Permanent magnet characteristics include residual magnetic flux density and coercive force of B (magnetic flux density) -H (magnetic field) characteristics.
- the residual magnetic flux density is related to the strength of the magnetic force generated as a magnet.
- the coercivity is related to the difficulty of reversing the magnetic pole of the magnet by an external magnetic field.
- a permanent magnet has a large residual magnetic flux density and a large coercive force and a high squareness of J (magnetization) -H (magnetic field) characteristics.
- Thin film magnets have also been developed with a view to increasing both residual magnetic flux density and coercivity.
- Permanent magnets are used for various purposes, and characteristics according to the use are required. For example, a permanent magnet used for a sensor or an actuator needs to generate a strong magnetic field in a specific direction. In response to such a demand for a magnet, a magnet having not only a large residual magnetic flux density and a coercive force as in the prior art but also a characteristic according to the application has been developed.
- the crystal material constituting the magnet has a strong anisotropy in a predetermined crystal direction, so-called strong crystal magnetic anisotropy, and the coercive force is sufficiently large and the residual magnetic flux density is large.
- permanent magnets used for sensors and actuators are required to have their magnetization directions aligned in any single direction or a plurality of specific directions such as the X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction.
- R rare earth element
- Cobalt cobalt
- the crystal is oriented in an arbitrary direction by forming a polycrystal having the crystal orientation direction is three-dimensionally isotropic. So-called magnetizing treatment is possible.
- the crystal orientation with strong magnetization is arranged isotropically three-dimensionally, the magnetization becomes small in each desired axial direction, and as a result, a necessary magnetic field may not be generated. is there.
- a crystal having a hexagonal close packed structure is simply called a hexagonal crystal.
- the face-centered cubic structure crystal and the body-centered cubic structure crystal are simply called cubic crystals when it is not necessary to distinguish them.
- FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view of the thin film magnet 1 according to the first exemplary embodiment.
- the basic configuration of the thin-film magnet 1 includes a substrate 10, an oxidation suppression layer 20a, an oxidation suppression layer 20b, and a magnetic body 30 provided between the oxidation suppression layers 20a and 20b.
- the oxidation suppression layer 20 a is provided on the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- the magnetic body 30 is provided on the upper surface 820a of the oxidation suppression layer 20a.
- the oxidation suppression layer 20 b is provided on the upper surface 830 of the magnetic body 30.
- the substrate 10, the oxidation suppression layer 20a, the magnetic body 30, and the oxidation suppression layer 20b are stacked in this order in the stacking direction D1 perpendicular to the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- the magnetic body 30 is provided on the magnetic layer 31 provided on the upper surface 820a of the oxidation suppression layer 20a, the intermediate layer 32 provided on the upper surface 831 of the magnetic layer 31, and the upper surface 832 of the intermediate layer 32.
- a magnetic layer 33 The magnetic layer 31, the intermediate layer 32, and the magnetic layer 33 are stacked in this order in the stacking direction D1.
- the upper surface 833 of the magnetic layer 33 constitutes the upper surface 830 of the magnetic body 30.
- the thicknesses of the oxidation suppression layer 20a, the magnetic body 30, and the oxidation suppression layer 20b in the stacking direction D1 are about 500 nm, respectively.
- the substrate 10 is, for example, a Si substrate having a surface on which a thermal oxide film made of SiO 2 that is an insulator is formed.
- the substrate 10 is not limited to an Si substrate, and is not particularly limited as long as it can withstand subsequent heat treatment.
- the substrate 10 may be, for example, a single crystal substrate such as a heat resistant glass, a sapphire substrate, or an MgO substrate, a ceramic (based on Al 2 O 3 or ZrO 2 or MgO) substrate, or a heat resistant glass glaze on a ceramic substrate. It may be formed.
- the oxidation suppression layer 20a and the oxidation suppression layer 20b are made of, for example, an amorphous layer containing Ta, which is a refractory metal.
- the metal contained in the oxidation suppression layer 20a and the oxidation suppression layer 20b is not limited to Ta, and may include at least one of Ta, Nb, W, and Mo.
- the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 contain R (rare earth element). Specifically, Sm.
- the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are made of SmCo 5 having a hexagonal structure.
- the thickness of each of the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 in the stacking direction D1 is about 250 nm.
- the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 may be made of Sm 2 Co 17 having a rhombohedral structure instead of SmCo 5 .
- the positive numbers x and y are used to simply indicate Sm x Co y .
- the intermediate layer 32 includes metal particles 32p having a coercive force lower than that of the magnetic layer 31 and having a high remanent magnetization.
- the thickness of the intermediate layer 32 is sufficiently thinner than the thickness of the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33, and is, for example, about 1 nm to 10 nm.
- the intermediate layer 32 is formed so that the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 can maintain an amorphous state when the magnetic layer 33 formed after the formation of the magnetic layer 31 and the intermediate layer 32 is formed.
- the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are made of a material having a lower crystallization temperature.
- the intermediate layer 32 is composed of a layer containing Co or Cu metal particles 32p.
- Co constituting the intermediate layer 32 has a face-centered cubic structure oriented in the (110) direction, that is, a cubic crystal.
- Cu constituting the intermediate layer 32 has a face-centered cubic structure oriented in the (111) direction, that is, a cubic crystal.
- the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are formed in the (11-20) direction of hexagonal or rhombohedral Sm x Co y after crystallization. Orient. Therefore, the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are configured so that the plane parallel to the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10 is a hexagonal or rhombohedral Sm x Co y (11-20) plane. It has become. As a result, the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 have magnetocrystalline anisotropy in the in-plane direction D ⁇ b> 10 a parallel to the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- metal particles 32p made of Co are diffused. The concentration of the diffused Co metal particles 32p is configured to decrease as the distance from the intermediate layer 32 increases.
- FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of another thin film magnet 1a according to the first exemplary embodiment.
- the intermediate layer 32 of the thin film magnet 1 shown in FIG. 1A is not necessarily a single layer.
- the intermediate layer 32 is preferably composed of at least three layers.
- the intermediate layer 32 includes three layers, a lower layer 32b, a central layer 32a, and an upper layer 32c.
- the lower layer 32 b is provided on the upper surface 831 of the magnetic layer 31.
- the central layer 32a is provided on the upper surface 832b of the lower layer 32b.
- the upper layer 32c is provided on the upper surface 832a of the central layer 32a.
- the upper surface 832c of the upper layer 32c constitutes the upper surface 832 of the intermediate layer 32.
- the main component of the central layer 32 a is Co which is also a component of the magnetic layers 31 and 32.
- the main component of the upper layer 32b and the lower layer 32c is Cu.
- the upper layer 32b and the lower layer 32c have a cubic structure oriented in the (111) direction or a hexagonal structure oriented in the (0001) direction composed of diffused Cu and the rare earth element Sm.
- the main component of the central layer 32a is Co because Cu atoms originally located in the central layer 32a are replaced with some Co atoms existing in the magnetic layers 31 and 32 in the manufacturing process. .
- Such a phenomenon also occurs when Ti (titanium) or Zr (zirconium) is used for the intermediate layer 32.
- the crystal magnetic anisotropy of the magnetic layers 31 and 32 affects the crystal orientation direction at the boundary with the magnetic layer 31 or the magnetic layer 32 in the intermediate layer 32. Therefore, when the intermediate layer 32 is composed of three layers, the crystal magnetic anisotropy of the magnetic layer 31 affects the crystal orientation of the lower layer 32b. It is the direction of the crystal orientation of the upper layer 32c that affects the properties.
- the intermediate layer 32 is a single layer and the case where the intermediate layer 32 is composed of multiple layers will be described without any particular distinction.
- the boundary portion between the intermediate layer 32 and the adjacent magnetic layers 31, 32 is targeted.
- FIG. 2 shows a magnetization curve of the thin film magnet 1 including the intermediate layer 32 containing the metal particles 32p made of Co.
- the horizontal axis indicates the strength of the magnetic field
- the vertical axis indicates the strength of magnetization.
- FIG. 2 shows a magnetization curve M1a in the in-plane direction D10a of the thin film magnet 1 and a magnetization curve M1b in the perpendicular direction D10b (lamination direction D1) perpendicular to the in-plane direction D10a.
- the thin-film magnet 1 when Co is used for the intermediate layer 32, the thin-film magnet 1 has a larger magnetization in the magnetization curve M1a in the in-plane direction D10a than in the magnetization curve M1b in the stacking direction D1. Therefore, by using Co oriented in the (110) direction for the intermediate layer 32, the thin film magnet 1 has crystal magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a and generates a strong magnetic field in the in-plane direction D10a.
- the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are oriented in the (0001) direction of hexagonal or rhombohedral Sm x Co y after crystallization. . Therefore, the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are configured such that the (0001) plane of the hexagonal or rhombohedral Sm x Co y is parallel to the plane 810 of the substrate 10. . Thereby, the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 have magnetocrystalline anisotropy in the perpendicular direction D10b perpendicular to the surface 810 of the substrate 10. Further, in the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33, metal particles 32p made of Cu are diffused. The concentration of the diffused Cu metal particles 32p in the magnetic layers 31 and 33 is configured to decrease as the distance from the intermediate layer 32 increases.
- the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are crystallographically anisotropic in the perpendicular direction D10b. A strong magnetic field is generated in the perpendicular direction D10b.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the thin film magnet 100 according to the first embodiment.
- the same reference numerals are assigned to the same portions as those of the thin film magnet 1 shown in FIG. 1A.
- the thin film magnet 100 has a configuration in which a plurality of magnetic bodies 30 each composed of the magnetic layer 31, the intermediate layer 32, and the magnetic layer 33 in the thin film magnet 1 described above are laminated. More specifically, the thin film magnet 100 has a configuration in which the magnetic body 40 having the same configuration as the magnetic body 30 and the oxidation suppression layer 20c are further laminated on the oxidation suppression layer 20b of the thin film magnet 1 described above. ing.
- the thin film magnet 100 includes a magnetic material provided between the substrate 10, the oxidation inhibition layer 20 a, the oxidation inhibition layer 20 b, the oxidation inhibition layer 20 c, and the oxidation inhibition layers 20 a and 20 b.
- the body 30 and the magnetic body 40 provided between the oxidation suppression layers 20b and 20c are provided.
- the thin film magnet 100 includes the substrate 10, the oxidation suppression layer 20a provided on the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10, the magnetic body 30 provided on the upper surface 820a of the oxidation suppression layer 20a, and the magnetic body 30.
- the anti-oxidation layer 20b provided on the upper surface 830, the magnetic member 40 provided on the upper surface 820b of the anti-oxidation layer 20b, and the anti-oxidation layer 20c provided on the upper surface 840 of the magnetic member 40 are provided.
- the oxidation suppression layers 20a, 20b, and 20c are made of similar components.
- the magnetic body 40 has the same configuration as the magnetic body 30 in the thin film magnet 1 described above, and is provided on the magnetic body layer 41 provided on the upper surface 820b of the oxidation suppression layer 20b and the upper surface 841 of the magnetic body layer 41.
- the intermediate layer 42 and a magnetic layer 43 provided on the intermediate layer 42 842 are provided.
- the upper surface 843 of the magnetic layer 43 constitutes the upper surface 840 of the magnetic body 40.
- the magnetic body 40 is the same as the configuration of the magnetic body 30 in the basic configuration of the thin film magnet 1 described above.
- the magnetic layer 41, the intermediate layer 42, and the magnetic layer 43 correspond to the magnetic layer 31, the intermediate layer 32, and the magnetic layer 33 of the magnetic body 30 in the basic configuration of the thin film magnet 1 described above, respectively.
- the oxidation suppression layer 20c is provided on the upper surface 840 (upper surface 843) of the magnetic body 40 (magnetic layer 43).
- the intermediate layer 32 includes, for example, metal particles 32p made of Co.
- the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are parallel to the (11-20) plane of the hexagonal or rhombohedral Sm x Co y with respect to the plane 810 of the substrate 10. Oriented to Accordingly, the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 have magnetocrystalline anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a parallel to the surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- the intermediate layer 42 includes metal particles 42p made of Cu, for example.
- the magnetic layer 41 and the magnetic layer 43 are oriented so that the y (0001) plane of hexagonal or rhombohedral Sm x Co is parallel to the plane 810 of the substrate 10. Therefore, the magnetic layer 41 and the magnetic layer 43 have magnetocrystalline anisotropy in the perpendicular direction D10b perpendicular to the surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- Sm x Co y is shown as a specific example of the R (rare earth element) -Co (cobalt) compound, but Pr, Nd, Y, La, Gd may be used as the rare earth element.
- the substrate 10 is prepared.
- the substrate 10 for example, a Si substrate having a surface on which a thermal oxide film made of SiO 2 as an insulator is formed is used as described above.
- an oxidation suppression layer 20a is formed on the surface 810 of the substrate 10 by a thin film method.
- the oxidation suppression layer 20a is formed by depositing Ta by sputtering. At this time, the oxidation suppression layer 20a deposited on the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10 is in an amorphous state.
- the metal contained in the oxidation suppression layer 20a, the oxidation suppression layer 20b and the oxidation suppression layer 20c described later is not limited to Ta, and may include at least one of Ta, Nb, W, and Mo. .
- a magnetic layer 31 is formed on the upper surface 820a of the oxidation suppression layer 20a by a thin film method.
- the magnetic layer 31 is formed by depositing Sm x Co y by sputtering.
- the surface temperature of the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10 is set to 400 ° C. or lower.
- the reason why the surface temperature of the substrate 10 is set to 400 ° C. or lower is that the magnetic layer 31 needs to be formed at a temperature lower than the crystallization temperature of Sm x Co y in order to make the magnetic layer 31 amorphous.
- the surface temperature of the substrate 10 is set based on the result of measuring the substrate temperature in advance by embedding a thermocouple in another substrate having the same heat capacity.
- the lower limit of the temperature of the substrate 10 may be room temperature, although the sputtering reaction rate and cooling capacity are taken into consideration. In the case of using an apparatus having a cooling capacity, the lower limit of the temperature of the substrate 10 may be lower than room temperature.
- the crystal structure of the magnetic layer 31 immediately after depositing Sm x Co y by sputtering becomes an amorphous state.
- An alloy whose composition is adjusted may be used for depositing Sm x Co y, or a composition obtained by simultaneously sputtering (co-sputtering) a single Sm metal and a single Co metal while adjusting the ratio of the respective powers.
- a controlled alloy may be used, or an alloy having a superlattice structure in which the composition of the single Sm metal and the single Co metal is controlled by changing the thickness ratio may be used.
- a superlattice structure it is necessary to form a superlattice layer composed of an Sm metal layer and a Co metal layer in an amorphous state, and a superlattice structure of 1 nm or less is preferable.
- the intermediate layer 32 is formed on the upper surface 831 of the magnetic layer 31 by a thin film method.
- the intermediate layer 32 is formed by depositing Co by sputtering.
- the temperature of the substrate 10 is set to 400 ° C. or lower as in the case of forming the magnetic layer 31. Thereby, crystallization of the magnetic layer 31 can be suppressed and the magnetic layer 31 can be maintained in an amorphous state.
- the metal particles 32p made of Co constituting the intermediate layer 32 are crystallized and oriented in the (110) direction. In order to crystallize the metal particles 32p so that Co is oriented in the (110) direction, the formation conditions of sputtering can be controlled.
- the magnetic layer 33 is formed on the upper surface 832 of the intermediate layer 32 by a thin film method.
- the magnetic layer 33 is formed by depositing Sm x Co y by sputtering. Even when the magnetic layer 33 is formed, the temperature of the substrate 10 is set to 400 ° C. or lower as in the case of forming the magnetic layer 31. Thereby, the crystal structure of the magnetic layer 33 immediately after depositing Sm x Co y by sputtering is in an amorphous state.
- the temperature at which the magnetic layer 31, the intermediate layer 32, and the magnetic layer 33 are formed is room temperature, and the surface temperature of the substrate 10 at the start of forming these layers is 16 ° C. to 25 ° C. There may be.
- an oxidation suppression layer 20b is formed on the upper surface 833 of the magnetic layer 33 by a thin film method. Similar to the oxidation suppression layer 20a, the oxidation suppression layer 20b is formed by depositing Ta by sputtering. At this time, the oxidation suppression layer 20b deposited on the magnetic layer 33 is in an amorphous state.
- a magnetic layer 41 is formed on the upper surface 820b of the oxidation suppression layer 20b by a thin film method. Similar to the magnetic layer 31, the magnetic layer 41 is formed by depositing Sm x Co y by sputtering. When the magnetic layer 41 is formed, the surface temperature of the substrate 10 is set to 400 ° C. or lower. Thereby, the magnetic layer 41 is formed in an amorphous state.
- the intermediate layer 42 is formed on the upper surface 841 of the magnetic layer 41 by a thin film method.
- the intermediate layer 42 is formed by depositing Cu by sputtering. Even when the intermediate layer 42 is formed, the temperature of the substrate 10 is 400 ° C. or less. Thereby, crystallization of the magnetic layer 41 can be suppressed and the magnetic layer 41 can be maintained in an amorphous state.
- the metal particles 42p made of Cu constituting the intermediate layer 32 are crystallized and oriented in the (111) direction.
- the magnetic layer 43 is formed on the upper surface 842 of the intermediate layer 42 by a thin film method.
- the magnetic layer 43 is formed by depositing Sm x Co y by sputtering. Even when the magnetic layer 43 is formed, the temperature of the substrate 10 is 400 ° C. or less. As a result, the crystal structure of the magnetic layer 43 immediately after depositing Sm x Co y by sputtering is in an amorphous state.
- the temperature at which the magnetic layer 41, the intermediate layer 42, and the magnetic layer 43 are formed is room temperature, and the surface temperature of the substrate 10 at the start of the formation of these layers is 16 ° C. to 25 ° C. Good.
- the oxidation suppression layer 20c is formed on the upper surface 843 of the magnetic layer 43 by a thin film method. Similar to the oxidation suppression layer 20b, the oxidation suppression layer 20c is formed by depositing Ta by sputtering. At this time, the oxidation suppression layer 20c deposited on the magnetic layer 43 is in an amorphous state.
- the substrate on which the oxidation suppression layer 20a, the magnetic layer 31, the intermediate layer 32, the magnetic layer 33, the oxidation suppression layer 20b, the magnetic layer 41, the intermediate layer 42, the magnetic layer 43, and the oxidation suppression layer 20c are formed. 10 is crystallized by heat treatment.
- the heat treatment is preferably performed in a vacuum atmosphere, a reducing atmosphere, or a non-oxidizing atmosphere.
- the vacuum atmosphere is preferably an ultra-high vacuum or ultra-high vacuum atmosphere from which residual oxygen and residual moisture are sufficiently removed.
- the reducing atmosphere is preferably an atmosphere in which hydrogen is introduced after evacuating the back pressure to an ultra-high vacuum
- the non-oxygen atmosphere is preferably an atmosphere in which Ar (argon) gas is introduced after evacuating to an ultra-high vacuum.
- the temperature of the heat treatment is set so that the surface temperature of the substrate 10 is 500 ° C. or higher.
- the upper limit of the temperature of the substrate 10 for the heat treatment is not particularly limited as long as the desorption gas from the apparatus diffuses into the magnetic body 30 and the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are not oxidized.
- the temperature of the heat treatment is based on the crystallization temperature of the oxidation suppression layer 20a, the oxidation suppression layer 20b, and the oxidation suppression layer 20c so that the oxidation suppression layer 20a, the oxidation suppression layer 20b, and the oxidation suppression layer 20c can maintain an amorphous state. It is preferable that the temperature be lower.
- crystallization by heat treatment may be performed in a vacuum in which the surface temperature of the substrate 10 is 500 ° C. or higher and 700 ° C. or lower.
- the back pressure of the apparatus before the start of heating may be 10 ⁇ 4 Pa or less, and the pressure during heating may be 5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 Pa or less.
- the temperature and vacuum conditions of the substrate 10 during the heat treatment are not limited to these conditions, and the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are oxidized by diffusion of the desorbed gas into the magnetic body 30. Any atmosphere that can be suppressed may be used.
- the degree of vacuum during the heat treatment may be 10 ⁇ 3 Pa or less.
- the Co metal particles 32 p constituting the intermediate layer 32 diffuse into the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33. Further, the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are crystallized, and at this time, they are oriented according to the orientation of the intermediate layer 32. As described above, when the metal particles 32p made of Co oriented in the (110) direction are used for the intermediate layer 32, in the thin film magnet 100 after the heat treatment, the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are hexagonal or rhomboid. The (11-20) plane of the Sm x Co y of the plane crystal is oriented so as to be parallel to the plane 810 of the substrate 10 of the substrate 10.
- the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 have crystal magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a. Since the oxidation suppression layer 20a and the oxidation suppression layer 20b are in an amorphous state even during the heat treatment, the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 have both interfaces between the intermediate layer 32, the magnetic layer 31, and the magnetic layer 33. As a starting point of crystal growth, it is crystallized in the in-plane direction D10a.
- the Cu metal particles 42 p constituting the intermediate layer 42 diffuse into the magnetic layer 41 and the magnetic layer 43. Further, the magnetic layer 41 and the magnetic layer 43 are crystallized, and at this time, they are oriented according to the orientation of the intermediate layer 42. As described above, when the metal particles 42p made of Cu oriented in the (111) direction are used for the intermediate layer 42, in the thin film magnet 100 after the heat treatment, the magnetic layer 41 and the magnetic layer 43 are hexagonal or rhomboid. Orientation is performed so that the (0001) plane of the Sm x Co y of the plane crystal is parallel to the plane 810 of the substrate 10 of the substrate 10.
- the magnetic layer 41 and the magnetic layer 43 have crystal magnetic anisotropy in the perpendicular direction D10b. Since the oxidation suppression layer 20c and the oxidation suppression layer 20d are in an amorphous state even during the heat treatment, the magnetic layer 41 and the magnetic layer 43 have both interfaces between the intermediate layer 42, the magnetic layer 31, and the magnetic layer 33. As a starting point of crystal growth, it is oriented and crystallized in the perpendicular direction D10b.
- the magnetic layer 31, the intermediate layer 32, and the magnetic layer 33 constitute the magnetic body 30, and the magnetic layer 41, the intermediate layer 42, and the magnetic layer 43 are formed of the magnetic body by the heat treatment step. 40 is configured.
- the magnetic body 30 has crystal magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a parallel to the surface 810 of the substrate 10, and the magnetic body 40 is perpendicular to the surface 810 of the substrate 10. It has magnetocrystalline anisotropy in the direction D10b.
- the magnetic body 30 and the magnetic body 40 are magnetized.
- a magnetic field is applied to the magnetic bodies 30 and 40 so that the magnetic flux penetrates the magnetic bodies 30 and 40 in parallel with the magnetization direction.
- the magnetic field necessary for magnetic saturation in the hard axis direction of the magnetic material is sufficiently larger than the easy axis direction.
- the hard axis direction (perpendicular direction D10b) of the magnetic body 30 having in-plane magnetic anisotropy is used.
- the magnetic field required for magnetic saturation in the in-plane direction D10a) is sufficiently larger than the magnetic field required for magnetic saturation in the easy axis direction (in-plane direction D10a) of the magnetic body 30.
- the coercive force in the easy axis direction of each of the magnetic body 30 and the magnetic body 40 may be compared, and the magnetic body having the larger coercive force may be magnetized from the easy axis direction. Further, when the coercive force in the easy axis direction (in-plane direction D10a) of the magnetic body 30 and the easy axis direction (in-plane direction D10b) of the magnetic body 40 are equal, the magnetic body 40 is saturated due to the influence of the demagnetizing field. Since a necessary magnetic field becomes large, the magnetic body 40 may be magnetized.
- the magnetic body 30 generates a magnetic field in the in-plane direction D10a
- the magnetic body 40 generates a magnetic field in the perpendicular direction D10b.
- the magnitude relationship between the magnetic fields necessary for magnetic saturation depends on various conditions such as the composition ratio of Sm and Co, crystal orientation, particle diameter, additives, and combinations thereof, and in-plane direction D10a and perpendicular direction D10b. In this case, the order of magnetization may be reversed.
- the heat treatment and the magnetization treatment are performed separately, but the heat treatment and the magnetization treatment can be performed simultaneously.
- the thin film magnet 100 in which the magnetic bodies 30 and 40 having magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a and the perpendicular direction D10b are simultaneously formed is obtained. .
- the c-axis of the plurality of crystal grains of the magnetic body 30, that is, the (0001) direction axis of Sm x Co y is generally oriented in the in-plane direction D 10 a, but the magnetic body 30 in the first embodiment has a polycrystalline structure. Since it has a certain crystal dispersion, it does not mean that the c-axis of all crystal grains is completely in the same direction in the plane.
- the magnetic body 30 has crystal magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a. This is because the c-axis of the plurality of crystal grains of the magnetic body 30 generally has the in-plane direction D10a.
- the magnetic body 30 in the first embodiment only needs to have the c-axis direction as a whole facing the in-plane direction D10a, and the crystal body of the c-axis having an angle of 0 ° or more and less than 45 ° with respect to the in-plane direction D10a. If the number is larger than the number of crystal grains having a c-axis that forms an angle of 45 ° or more and 90 ° or less with respect to the in-plane direction D10a, the same effect can be obtained although the effect is large or small.
- the magnetic body 30 has an isotropic magnetocrystalline anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a.
- a thin film magnet having a large coercive force can be simultaneously formed in any direction of the in-plane direction D10a and the perpendicular direction D10b on the same substrate 10, and in the in-plane direction D10a, the thin film magnet can be worn in any direction. Can be magnetized.
- the magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a is isotropic
- the magnetic anisotropy may be magnetized so as to generate a magnetic field in two directions different from each other by approximately 90 ° in the in-plane direction D10a.
- the thin film magnet 100 that can efficiently generate a magnetic field in, for example, three directions of the X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction can be simultaneously formed on the same substrate 10.
- the magnetic layer 31, magnetic layer 33, magnetic layer 41 and magnetic layer 43 according to the first embodiment is constituted by Sm x Co y, not limited to this.
- a part of Co can be replaced with Cu and Fe to further increase the magnetization and coercive force of the material.
- Zr or the like may be mixed as an additive in order to increase the effect of substitution of Co with other elements.
- the magnetic layers 31, 33, 41, and 43 may be replaced with Sm 2 Co 17 N 3 containing N which is an interstitial material by replacing Co and Fe in Sm x Co y .
- Sm 2 Fe 17 N 3 is rhombohedral.
- the magnetic layers 31, 33, 41, and 43 may be produced by invading nitrogen by crystallization by using an atmosphere substituted with nitrogen at the time of crystallization. Further, the magnetic layers 31, 33, 41 and 43 may be made of a material containing a nitride material for the intermediate layer 32.
- the SmFeN target may be sputtered at a low temperature in a mixed atmosphere of Ar gas and N 2 gas to form an amorphous SmFeN layer above the substrate 10, or the SmFe target may be formed of Ar gas and N 2.
- a layer of amorphous SmFeN may be formed above the substrate 10 by low-temperature sputtering in a mixed atmosphere of two gases. Thereafter, the SmFeN layer formed above the substrate 10 is heat-treated in high-purity nitrogen whose pressure is adjusted after vacuuming the back pressure in a vacuum atmosphere or ultra-high vacuum. Thereby, SmFeN is crystallized.
- the magnetic body 30 has crystal magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a
- the magnetic body 40 has crystal magnetic anisotropy in the perpendicular direction D10b
- the crystal magnetic anisotropy 30 may be the perpendicular direction D10b
- the crystal magnetic anisotropy of the magnetic body 40 may be the in-plane direction D10a.
- the intermediate layer 32 may be made of Cu oriented in the (111) direction
- the intermediate layer 42 may be made of Co oriented in the (110) direction.
- the intermediate layer 32 described above may use cubic Fe in which the (110) plane is crystal-oriented in parallel to the plane 810 of the substrate 10 instead of Co.
- cubic CoFe having a (110) plane crystallographically parallel to the surface 810 of the substrate 10 may be used.
- the intermediate layer 42 Ni having a crystal orientation of the (111) plane may be used instead of Cu.
- hexagonal metal particles 32p with crystal orientation of the (0001) plane may be used instead of Cu.
- Ti, Co, Zr, Mg, or Hf may be used as the hexagonal metal particles 32p. In particular, Ti is preferable because there are few lattice mismatches. Note that hexagonal Co is obtained by controlling the sputtering conditions. Moreover, you may replace the material which comprises the intermediate
- the oxidation suppression layer 20a, the oxidation suppression layer 20b, and the oxidation suppression layer 20c may contain Nb, W, or Mo instead of Ta.
- the oxidation suppression layer 20a, the oxidation suppression layer 20b, and the oxidation suppression layer 20c are required to be nonmagnetic and have a high melting point.
- the SmCo 5 films of the magnetic layer 31, the magnetic layer 33, the magnetic layer 41, and the magnetic layer 43 preferably have a melting point that is at least three times the heat treatment temperature for crystallization.
- the oxidation suppression layer 20a, the oxidation suppression layer 20b, and the oxidation suppression layer 20c are recrystallized. It can be effectively suppressed.
- the oxidation suppression layer 20a, the oxidation suppression layer 20b, and the oxidation suppression layer 20c only need to include at least one of Ta, Nb, W, and Mo.
- the oxidation suppression layer 20a, the oxidation suppression layer 20b, and the oxidation suppression layer 20c are not necessarily made of the same material, but in the present embodiment, they are made of the same material from the viewpoint of reducing the materials used.
- the intermediate layer 32 and the intermediate layer 42 do not have to be continuous in the in-plane direction D10a of the substrate 10, and there is no functional problem even if they are partly island-shaped or broken. That is, in the first embodiment, the “intermediate layer” is not limited to the case where it is continuous in the in-plane direction D10a of the substrate 10 as long as it is a layer disposed between the plurality of magnetic layers. It also includes configurations that are in the shape of or are interrupted.
- the concentrations of the metal particles 32p and 42p constituting the intermediate layers 32 and 42, respectively, are measured, and regions where the distribution concentrations of the metal particles 32p and 42p are locally high are determined as intermediate layers. There is also a method of determining 32 and 42.
- the same effect can be obtained even when the thickness of the intermediate layer 32 and the intermediate layer 42 in the stacking direction D1 is changed from 1 nm to 30 nm.
- a scanning transmission electron microscope has confirmed that the magnetic layer 30 has a structure in which the intermediate layer 32 diffuses with the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 and is partly island-shaped, and the thickness is changed as described above. However, the same effect is confirmed.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of still another thin film magnet 200 according to the first embodiment. 5, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same portions as those of the thin film magnet 100 shown in FIG.
- the magnetic body 30 has crystal magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a
- the magnetic body 40 has crystal magnetic anisotropy in the perpendicular direction D10b. have.
- the magnetic body 40 is magnetized in one direction parallel to the perpendicular direction D10b.
- the magnetic body 40 includes a region 40 b that is magnetized in the upward direction D 810 b parallel to the perpendicular direction D 10 b and a region 40 a that is parallel to the perpendicular direction D 10 b and magnetized in the downward direction D 910 b.
- the magnetic body 40 is magnetized in the direction of the downward direction D910b in which the direction of magnetization is parallel to the perpendicular direction D10b, that is, from the oxidation suppression layer 20c to the oxidation suppression layer 20b.
- a demagnetizing field is generated in inverse proportion to the film thickness in the thickness direction of the thin film, and therefore the magnitude of magnetization greatly depends on the thickness of the thin film. That is, the smaller the film thickness, the smaller the magnetization of the thin film magnet. For this reason, the magnetic flux density generated from the magnetic body 40 to the outside tends to decrease, and the performance tends to decrease, such as the magnetization reversal in the magnetic field opposite to the magnetization direction.
- the direction of magnetization in the perpendicular direction D10b in the magnetic body 40 is opposite between the region 40a and the region 40b. Therefore, the magnetic flux penetrating the region 40a in the lower direction D910b of the perpendicular direction D10b. Penetrates in the in-plane direction D10a in the magnetic body 30 having crystal magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a, and further penetrates the region 40b in the upward direction D810b of the perpendicular direction D10b. Therefore, the length of the magnetic path through which the magnetic flux passes becomes longer and the influence of the demagnetizing field is reduced, so that the magnetization is increased.
- the magnetization in the perpendicular direction D10b is increased, so the magnetization direction in the magnetic body 40 is stable. Even if the structure having a soft magnetic layer instead of the magnetic body 30 is provided, stability of the magnetization direction in the magnetic body 40 can be obtained. However, the surface of the soft magnetic layer is deteriorated during heat treatment, alloyed by mutual diffusion, or particles. Degradation of magnetic characteristics accompanying growth and the like occurs. In contrast, the above-described thin film magnet 200 does not cause such a problem.
- the thicknesses of the magnetic layer 41 and the magnetic layer 43 in the stacking direction D1 are each about 250 nm, and the intermediate layer 42 is stacked in the stacking direction D1 (perpendicular plane).
- the thickness in the direction D10b) is about 5 to 100 nm.
- region 40b is about several micrometers, for example.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the thin film magnet 300 according to the second embodiment.
- the same reference numerals are assigned to the same portions as those of the thin film magnet 100 in the first embodiment shown in FIG.
- the magnetic body 40 is laminated above the magnetic body 30.
- the magnetic body 330 and the magnetic body 340 are formed on the same upper surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- the thin film magnet 300 As shown in FIG. 6, in the thin film magnet 300 according to the second embodiment, on the upper surface 810 of one substrate 10, the thin film magnet 300a having crystal magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a and the perpendicular direction D10b. A thin film magnet 300b having crystal magnetic anisotropy is provided.
- the thin film magnet 300a includes an oxidation suppression layer 320a provided on the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10, a magnetic body 330 provided on the upper surface 8320a of the oxidation suppression layer 320a, and an oxidation provided on the upper surface 8330 of the magnetic body 330. And a suppression layer 320b.
- the substrate 10, the oxidation suppression layer 320a, the magnetic body 330, and the oxidation suppression layer 320b are stacked in this order in the stacking direction D1.
- the magnetic body 330 is provided on the magnetic layer 331 provided on the upper surface 8320a of the oxidation suppression layer 320a, the intermediate layer 332 provided on the upper surface 8331 of the magnetic layer 331, and the upper surface 8332 of the intermediate layer 332.
- the magnetic layer 331, the intermediate layer 332, and the magnetic layer 333 are stacked in this order in the stacking direction D1.
- the upper surface 8333 of the magnetic layer 333 constitutes the upper surface 8330 of the magnetic body 330.
- the magnetic body 330 has crystal magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a.
- the intermediate layer 332 includes metal particles 332p having a coercive force lower than that of the magnetic layer 331 and having a high residual magnetization. Metal particles 332p are diffused in the magnetic layer 331 and the magnetic layer 333. The concentration of the diffused metal particles 332p decreases as the distance from the intermediate layer 332 increases.
- the thin film magnet 300b includes an oxidation suppression layer 320c provided on the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10, a magnetic body 340 provided on the upper surface 8320c of the oxidation suppression layer 320c, and an oxidation suppression layer provided on the upper surface 8340 of the magnetic body 340. 320d.
- the substrate 10, the oxidation suppression layer 320c, the magnetic body 340, and the oxidation suppression layer 320d are stacked in this order in the stacking direction D1.
- the magnetic body 340 includes a magnetic layer 341 provided on the upper surface 8320c of the oxidation suppression layer 320c, an intermediate layer 342 provided on the upper surface 8341 of the magnetic layer 341, and a magnetic layer provided on the upper surface 8342 of the intermediate layer 342.
- the magnetic layer 341, the intermediate layer 342, and the magnetic layer 343 are stacked in this order in the stacking direction D1.
- the upper surface 8343 of the magnetic layer 343 constitutes the upper surface 8340 of the magnetic body 340.
- the magnetic body 340 has crystal magnetic anisotropy in the perpendicular direction D10b.
- the intermediate layer 342 includes metal particles 342p having a coercive force lower than that of the magnetic layer 341 and having a high residual magnetization. Metal particles 342p are diffused in the magnetic layer 341 and the magnetic layer 343. The concentration of the diffused metal particles 342p decreases as the distance from the intermediate layer 342 increases.
- the magnetic body 330 and the magnetic body 340 having different orientations are formed in the same plane in one manufacturing process, so that the thin film has crystal magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a and the in-plane direction D10b.
- the magnet 300 can be provided simultaneously.
- FIGS. 7A to 7J are cross-sectional views showing the manufacturing process of the thin-film magnet 300.
- the substrate 10 is prepared as in the manufacture of the thin film magnet 100 according to the first embodiment.
- the substrate 10 for example, an Si substrate having a surface provided with a thermal oxide film made of SiO 2 as an insulator as described above is used.
- an oxidation suppression layer 420a to be the oxidation suppression layer 320a and the oxidation suppression layer 320c is formed on the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10 by a thin film method.
- the oxidation suppression layer 320a and the oxidation suppression layer 320c are simultaneously and integrally formed as the oxidation suppression layer 420a by the same material and method.
- the oxidation suppression layer 420a is formed by depositing Ta by sputtering. At this time, the oxidation suppression layer 420a deposited on the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10 is in an amorphous state.
- the metal contained in the oxidation suppression layer 320a (420a), the oxidation suppression layer 320b, the oxidation suppression layer 320c (420a), and the oxidation suppression layer 320d is not limited to Ta, but is at least one of Ta, Nb, W, and Mo. The structure containing these may be sufficient.
- a magnetic layer 331 to be a magnetic layer 331 and a magnetic layer 341 are formed on the upper surface 8420a of the oxidation suppression layer 420a by a thin film method.
- the magnetic layer 331 and the magnetic layer 341 are integrally formed at the same time as the magnetic layer 431 by the same material and the same construction method.
- the magnetic layer 431 is formed by depositing Sm x Co y by sputtering.
- the surface temperature of the substrate 10 is set to 400 ° C. or lower. Thereby, the magnetic layer 431 is maintained in an amorphous state.
- An alloy whose composition is adjusted may be used for depositing Sm x Co y, or a composition obtained by simultaneously sputtering (co-sputtering) a single Sm metal and a single Co metal while adjusting the ratio of the respective powers.
- a controlled alloy may be used, or an alloy having a superlattice structure in which the composition of the single Sm metal and the single Co metal is controlled by changing the thickness ratio may be used.
- a superlattice structure it is necessary to form a superlattice layer composed of an Sm metal layer and a Co metal layer in an amorphous state, and a superlattice structure of 1 nm or less is preferable.
- a metal mask 350 is disposed on the portion 8431b of the upper surface 8431 of the magnetic layer 431 in the region where the thin film magnet 300b is formed.
- an intermediate layer 432 to be the intermediate layer 332 is formed by a thin film method on the portion 8431a of the upper surface 8431 of the magnetic layer 431 where the metal mask 350 is not disposed.
- the intermediate layer 432 is formed by depositing Co by sputtering.
- the temperature of the substrate 10 is set to 400 ° C. or lower in the same manner as when the magnetic layer 431 is formed. Thereby, crystallization of the magnetic layer 431 can be suppressed and the magnetic layer 431 can be maintained in an amorphous state. Further, by forming at a low temperature, it is possible to minimize the influence of a mask displacement due to a difference in thermal expansion between the constituent material of the metal mask 350 and the substrate 10 at a high temperature and a decrease in pattern accuracy due to a temperature warp of the metal mask 350. Note that Co constituting the intermediate layer 432 is crystallized and oriented in the (110) direction.
- a metal mask 360 is disposed on the upper surface 8432 of the intermediate layer 432, which is a region where the thin film magnet 300a is formed.
- an intermediate layer 442 to be the intermediate layer 342 is formed by a thin film method on the portion 8431b of the upper surface 8431 of the magnetic layer 431 where the metal mask 360 is not disposed.
- the intermediate layer 442 is formed by depositing Cu by sputtering.
- the intermediate layers 432 and 442 are adjacent to each other at the boundary portion P300, but may be spaced apart or may partially overlap the intermediate layers.
- the temperature of the substrate 10 is set to 400 ° C. or lower in the same manner as when the magnetic layer 431 is formed. Thereby, crystallization of the magnetic layer 431 can be suppressed and the magnetic layer 431 can be maintained in an amorphous state. Further, by forming at a low temperature, it is possible to minimize the influence of mask displacement due to thermal expansion between the metal mask 360 and the substrate 10. Note that Cu constituting the intermediate layer 442 is crystallized and oriented in the (111) direction.
- the metal mask 360 is removed.
- the magnetic layer 333 that forms the magnetic layer 333 and the magnetic layer 343 is formed on the upper surface 8432 of the intermediate layer 432 and the upper surface 8442 of the intermediate layer 442 by a thin film method.
- the magnetic body layer 333 and the magnetic body layer 343 are integrally formed as the magnetic body layer 433 simultaneously by the same material and the same construction method.
- the magnetic layer 433 is formed by depositing Sm x Co y by sputtering.
- the temperature of the substrate 10 is set to 400 ° C. or lower as in the case of forming the magnetic layer 431. Thereby, the crystal structure of the magnetic layer 333 is maintained in an amorphous state.
- the temperature when forming the magnetic layer 431, the intermediate layer 432, and the magnetic layer 433 is room temperature, and the surface temperature of the substrate 10 at the start of the formation of these layers is 16 ° C. to 25 ° C. There may be.
- an oxidation suppression layer 420b to be the oxidation suppression layer 320b and the oxidation suppression layer 320d is formed on the upper surface 8433 of the magnetic layer 433 by a thin film construction method.
- the oxidation suppression layer 320b and the oxidation suppression layer 320d are simultaneously and integrally formed as the oxidation suppression layer 420b by the same material and method.
- the oxidation suppression layer 420b is formed by depositing Ta by sputtering, like the oxidation suppression layer 420a. At this time, the oxidation suppression layer 420b deposited on the upper surface 8433 of the magnetic layer 433 is in an amorphous state.
- a resist 370 is disposed on the upper surface 8420b of the oxidation suppression layer 420b.
- the resist 370 is disposed on the upper surface 8420b of the oxidation suppressing layer 420b in a region not including the boundary portion P300 between the intermediate layer 432 and the intermediate layer 442, that is, a region where the thin film magnet 300a and the thin film magnet 300b are finally formed.
- the A portion 8420e of the upper surface 8420b of the oxidation suppression layer 420b is exposed from the resist 370.
- a hole 380 that penetrates the oxidation suppression layer 420a, the magnetic layer 431, the intermediate layer 432, the intermediate layer 442, the magnetic layer 433, and the oxidation suppression layer 420b and reaches the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10 is formed by etching.
- the oxidation suppression layer 420a is separated into oxidation suppression layers 320a and 320c, the magnetic layer 431 is separated into magnetic layers 331 and 341, and the intermediate layers 432 and 442 are separated from each other to become intermediate layers 332 and 342, respectively.
- the magnetic layer 433 is separated into magnetic layers 333 and 343, and the oxidation suppression layer 420b is separated into oxidation suppression layers 320b and 320d.
- the thin film magnet 300a having the oxidation suppression layer 320a, the magnetic layer 331, the intermediate layer 332, the magnetic layer 333, and the oxidation suppression layer 320b is converted into the oxidation suppression layer 320b, the magnetic layer 341, the intermediate layer 342, and the magnetic body.
- the thin film magnet 300b having the layer 343 and the oxidation suppression layer 320d is separated.
- wet etching may be used, or dry etching such as reactive ion etching or ion milling may be used.
- the resist 370 is stripped from the upper surfaces 8320b and 8320d of the oxidation suppression layers 320b and 320d by a resist stripper or ashing.
- the thin film magnet 300a the structure by which the oxidation suppression layer 20a, the magnetic body layer 331, the intermediate
- the in the thin film magnet 300b a configuration in which an oxidation suppression layer 320c, a magnetic layer 341, an intermediate layer 342, a magnetic layer 343, and an oxidation suppression layer 320d are stacked on the substrate 10 is formed. .
- the substrate 10 on which the thin film magnet 300a and the thin film magnet 300b are formed as described above is crystallized by heat treatment. Since the conditions for the heat treatment are the same as the conditions for the heat treatment of the thin-film magnet 100 according to the first embodiment described above, detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the resist 370 is described assuming a photosensitive organic resist, but an inorganic material such as a non-magnetic metal material or oxide material is formed by patterning by mask vapor deposition, and this inorganic material is used as an alternative to the resist. It is also possible to use it. In this way, it is possible to omit the step of stripping the resist after patterning, and the thin film formation, patterning, and heat treatment steps can be performed without breaking the vacuum atmosphere, and the hole 380 between the magnet 330 and the magnet 340 can be advanced. It is more preferable because oxidation of the magnets 330 and 340 exposed on the side surfaces of the magnets can be suppressed.
- Ta or W can be used as the non-magnetic metal material, and SiO 2 or the like can be used as the non-magnetic metal oxide.
- the material may be selected in consideration of the selectivity during etching, which is a later process.
- the same material as the oxidation suppression layers 320b and 320d can be used as the nonmagnetic metal material, but in this case, it is necessary to leave a film thickness sufficient for the 320b and 320d to function as an oxidation suppression layer after etching. .
- the Co metal particles constituting the intermediate layer 332 diffuse into the magnetic layer 331 and the magnetic layer 333. Further, the magnetic layer 331 and the magnetic layer 333 are crystallized, and at this time, oriented according to the orientation of the intermediate layer 332. As described above, when Co oriented in the (110) direction is used for the intermediate layer 332, in the thin film magnet 100 after the heat treatment, the magnetic layer 331 and the magnetic layer 333 are hexagonal or rhombohedral Sm x. of Co y (11-20) plane is oriented in parallel to the substrate surface of the substrate 10. Therefore, the magnetic layer 331 and the magnetic layer 333 have crystal magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction.
- the magnetic layer 341 and the magnetic layer 343 are crystallized, and at this time, oriented according to the orientation of the intermediate layer 342.
- the magnetic layer 341 and the magnetic layer 343 are hexagonal or rhombohedral Sm x. (0001) plane of the Co y is oriented in parallel to the substrate surface of the substrate 10. Therefore, the magnetic layer 341 and the magnetic layer 343 have crystal magnetic anisotropy in the direction perpendicular to the plane.
- the magnetic layer 331 formed below the intermediate layer 332, the intermediate layer 332, and the magnetic layer 333 formed above the intermediate layer 332 by the step of performing the heat treatment include the magnetic body 330.
- the magnetic layer 341 formed below the intermediate layer 342, the intermediate layer 342, and the magnetic layer 343 formed above the intermediate layer 342 constitute a magnetic body 340.
- the magnetic body 330 has crystal magnetic anisotropy in an in-plane direction D10a parallel to the surface 810 of the substrate 10, and the magnetic body 340 has a perpendicular direction D10b perpendicular to the surface 810 of the substrate 10. Has crystal magnetic anisotropy.
- the magnetic body 330 and the magnetic body 340 are magnetized.
- a magnetic field is applied to the magnetic bodies 330 and 340 so that the magnetic flux penetrates the magnetic bodies 330 and 340 in parallel with the magnetization direction.
- the magnetic field necessary for magnetic saturation in the axial direction in which magnetization of the magnetic material is difficult is sufficiently larger than the axial direction in which magnetization is easy.
- the magnetic field necessary for magnetic saturation in the axial direction is more than the magnetic field necessary for magnetic saturation in the axial direction (perpendicular direction D10b) where magnetization of the magnetic body 340 having the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy is easy.
- the magnetic body 340 is more demagnetized. Since the magnetic field necessary for saturation increases due to the influence of the magnetic field 340, the magnetic body 340 may be magnetized.
- magnetizing the magnetic body 330 it is preferable to perform magnetization with a magnetic flux that is greater than or equal to the magnetic field necessary for magnetic saturation of the magnetic body 330 and smaller than the coercive force of the magnetic body 340.
- the magnetic body 330 generates a magnetic field in the in-plane direction D10a
- the magnetic body 340 generates a magnetic field in the perpendicular direction D10b.
- the magnitude relationship between the magnetic fields necessary for magnetic saturation depends on various conditions such as the composition ratio of Sm and Co, crystal orientation, particle diameter, additives, and combinations thereof, and in-plane direction D10a and perpendicular direction D10b. In this case, the order of magnetization may be reversed.
- the heat treatment and the magnetization treatment are performed separately, but the heat treatment and the magnetization treatment may be performed simultaneously.
- the thin film magnet 300 since the magnetic body 330 and the magnetic body 340 having different orientations are formed in the same plane 810, the magnetocrystalline anisotropy is provided in the in-plane direction D10a and the in-plane direction D10b.
- the thin film magnet 300 can be obtained at the same time.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device 1001 according to the third embodiment.
- the electronic device 1001 includes the thin film magnet 100 (200, 300) in the first and second embodiments.
- the electronic device 1001 is, for example, a sensor, an actuator, or a motor.
- the present disclosure is not limited to this embodiment.
- Sm x Co y is used as a specific example of the R (rare earth element) -Co (cobalt) compound as a material constituting the magnetic layer, but this is the material constituting the magnetic layer.
- the rare earth element may be Pr, Nd, Y, La, or Gd.
- a material in which a part of Sm x Co y with Co is replaced with Cu and Fe may be used, or a material mixed with Zr or the like as an additive may be used.
- Fe may be used instead of Co, and Sm 2 Fe 17 N 3 may be used.
- the oxidation suppression layer is not limited to the material containing Ta as described above, but may contain Nb, W or Mo instead of Ta. Moreover, the same material may be used for all the oxidation suppression layers, and mutually different materials may be used.
- the substrate is not limited to a Si substrate having a surface on which a thermal oxide film made of SiO 2 is formed.
- a single crystal substrate such as a heat-resistant glass, a sapphire substrate, or an MgO substrate, ceramic (Al 2 O 3 or ZrO 2 , one based on MgO)
- a substrate or a ceramic substrate formed with a heat-resistant glass glaze may be used.
- the oxidation suppression layer and the magnetic layer intermediate layer may be formed by sputtering as shown in the above-described embodiment, or may be formed by other methods.
- the temperature of heat processing is not restricted to the temperature mentioned above, You may change suitably according to material.
- the configuration and the manufacturing method described above are described by taking the thin film magnet, that is, the magnetic material as an example. And a manufacturing method may be applied.
- the thin-film magnet 100 includes the substrate 10, the amorphous oxidation suppression layer 20a formed on the substrate 10, the magnetic body 30 formed on the oxidation suppression layer 20a, An amorphous oxidation suppression layer 20b formed on the magnetic body 30, a magnetic body 40 formed on the oxidation suppression layer 20b, and an amorphous oxidation suppression layer 20c formed on the magnetic body 40 are provided.
- the magnetic body 30 includes a magnetic layer 31 formed on the oxidation suppression layer 20a, an intermediate layer 32 formed on the magnetic layer 31, and a magnetic layer 33 formed on the intermediate layer 32.
- the intermediate layer 32 includes metal particles 32p.
- the magnetic body 40 includes a magnetic layer 41 formed on the oxidation suppression layer 20b, an intermediate layer 42 formed on the magnetic layer 41, and a magnetic layer 43 formed on the intermediate layer 42.
- the intermediate layer 42 includes metal particles 42p.
- One of the magnetic body 30 and the magnetic body 40 has crystal magnetic anisotropy in an in-plane direction D10a parallel to the surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- the other of the magnetic body 30 and the magnetic body 40 has crystal magnetic anisotropy in the perpendicular direction D10b perpendicular to the surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- the magnetic body 30 and the magnetic body 40 having different orientations are stacked in one manufacturing process, the magnetic body 30 having crystal magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a and the perpendicular direction D10b, A thin film magnet 100 in which 40 is laminated on the same substrate 10 can be formed. Further, it is possible to form the thin film magnet 100 having a high energy product, a sufficiently large coercive force and a large residual magnetic flux density.
- the oxidation suppression layers 20a, 20b, and 20c may include at least one of Ta (tantalum), Nb (niobium), W (tungsten), and Mo (molybdenum).
- the oxidation suppressing layers 20a, 20b, and 20c having a high oxidation suppressing function can be formed.
- the thin film magnet 300 includes a substrate 10, an amorphous oxidation suppression layer 320 a formed on the substrate 10, a magnetic body 330 formed on the oxidation suppression layer 320 a, and a magnetic body 330.
- the formed amorphous oxidation suppression layer 321b, the amorphous oxidation suppression layer 320c formed on the substrate 10, the magnetic body 340 formed on the oxidation suppression layer 320c, and the magnetic body 340 are formed.
- the magnetic body 330 includes a magnetic layer 331 formed on the oxidation suppression layer 320 a, an intermediate layer 332 formed on the magnetic layer 331, and a magnetic layer 333 formed on the intermediate layer 332.
- the intermediate layer 332 includes metal particles 332p.
- the magnetic body 340 includes a magnetic layer 341 formed on the oxidation suppression layer 320c, an intermediate layer 342 formed on the magnetic layer 341, and a magnetic layer 343 formed on the intermediate layer 342.
- the intermediate layer 342 includes metal particles 342p.
- One of the magnetic body 330 and the magnetic body 340 has crystal magnetic anisotropy in an in-plane direction D10a parallel to the surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- the other of the magnetic body 330 and the magnetic body 340 has crystal magnetic anisotropy in the perpendicular direction D10b perpendicular to the surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- the magnetic body 330 and the magnetic body 340 having different orientations are formed in the same plane in one manufacturing process, and thus have magnetocrystalline anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a and the perpendicular direction D10b.
- the thin film magnet 300 can be formed in a single manufacturing process.
- the oxidation suppression layers 320a, 320b, 320c, and 320d may contain at least one of Ta (tantalum), Nb (niobium), W (tungsten), and Mo (molybdenum).
- the oxidation suppressing layers 320a, 320b, 320c, and 320d having a high oxidation suppressing function can be formed.
- One of the intermediate layer 32 (332) and the intermediate layer 42 (342) is composed of a crystal having a cubic structure oriented in the (110) direction or a crystal having a hexagonal structure oriented in the (11-20) direction.
- the other of the intermediate layer 32 (332) and the intermediate layer 42 (342) may be a crystal having a cubic structure oriented in the (111) direction or a crystal having a hexagonal structure oriented in the (0001) direction. It may be constituted by.
- the orientation of the magnetic layers 31, 33, 41, 43 (331, 333, 341, 343) is changed to the in-plane direction D10a or the surface according to the orientation of the intermediate layers 32, 42 (332, 342). It can be easily controlled in the straight direction D10b.
- the crystal having a cubic structure oriented in the (110) direction or the crystal having a hexagonal structure oriented in the (11-20) direction is a crystal containing at least one of Co (cobalt) and Fe (iron).
- the cubic crystal structure oriented in the (111) direction or the hexagonal crystal structure oriented in the (0001) direction may be a crystal containing Ti (titanium) or Zr (zirconium).
- the orientation of the magnetic layers 31, 33, 41 and 43 is set in the in-plane direction D10a. It can be controlled easily. Further, by using Cu for the intermediate layers 32 and 42 (332 and 342), the orientation of the magnetic layers 31, 33, 41 and 43 (331, 333, 341 and 343) can be easily controlled in the perpendicular direction D10b. be able to.
- the metal particles 32p (332p) are diffused in the magnetic layer 31 (331) and in the magnetic layer 33, (333), and in the magnetic layer 31 (331), the magnetic layer 33, ( 333), the concentration of the metal particles 32p (332p) may decrease as the distance from the intermediate layer 32 (332) increases.
- the metal particles 42p (342p) are diffused in the magnetic layer 41 (341) and the magnetic layer 43 (343), and in the magnetic layer 41 (341) and the magnetic layer 43 (343). The concentration of the metal particles 42p (342p) in the middle may decrease as the distance from the intermediate layer 42 (342) increases.
- the magnetic particles 32p and 42p (332p and 342p) constituting the intermediate layers 32 and 42 (332 and 342) are diffused according to the orientation of the intermediate layers 32 and 42 (332 and 342).
- the orientation of the body layers 31, 33, 41, 43 (331, 333, 341, 343) can be easily controlled in the in-plane direction D10a or the perpendicular direction D10b.
- the one of the magnetic body 30 (330) and the magnetic body 40 (340) may have a crystal disposed so as to cause magnetocrystalline anisotropy isotropic in the in-plane direction D10a. .
- the thin film magnet 100 (300) having a large coercive force can be simultaneously formed in any direction of the in-plane direction D10a and the perpendicular direction D10b on the same substrate 10.
- the intermediate layer 32 (332) has a lower crystallization temperature than the magnetic layer 31 (331), and the intermediate layers 42 and (342) have a lower crystallization temperature than the magnetic layer 41 (341). Good.
- the magnetic layers 31 and 41 can be maintained in an amorphous state.
- the magnetic layers 31, 33, 41, 43 may include one of Sm, Pr, Nd, Y, La, Gd and Co.
- the thin film magnet 100 can be produced by the following method. First, the oxidation suppression layer 20 a in an amorphous state is formed on the substrate 10. An amorphous magnetic layer 31 is formed on the oxidation suppression layer 20a. An intermediate layer 32 including metal particles 32p is formed on the magnetic layer 31. On the intermediate layer 32, an amorphous magnetic layer 33 is formed. On the magnetic layer 33, the oxidation suppression layer 20b in an amorphous state is formed. An amorphous magnetic layer 41 is formed on the oxidation suppression layer 20b. On the magnetic layer 41, the intermediate layer 42 including the metal particles 42p is formed. On the intermediate layer 42, an amorphous magnetic layer 43 is formed.
- an amorphous oxidation suppression layer 20c is formed on the magnetic layer 43.
- the oxidation suppression layers 20a, 20b, 20c, the magnetic layers 31, 33, 42, 43 and the intermediate layers 32, 42 are subjected to heat treatment.
- the magnetic layers 31 and 33 and the intermediate layer 32 constitute the magnetic body 30 by the heat treatment.
- the magnetic layers 41 and 43 and the intermediate layer 42 constitute a magnetic body 40.
- One of the magnetic body 30 and the magnetic body 40 has crystal magnetic anisotropy in an in-plane direction D10a parallel to the surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- the other of the magnetic body 30 and the magnetic body 40 has crystal magnetic anisotropy in the perpendicular direction D10b perpendicular to the surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- the magnetic bodies 30 and 40 having different orientations are stacked in one manufacturing process, the magnetic bodies 30 and 40 having magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a and the perpendicular direction D10b are the same.
- the thin film magnet 100 laminated on the substrate 10 can be formed. Further, it is possible to form the thin film magnet 100 having a high energy product, a sufficiently large coercive force and a large residual magnetic flux density.
- one of the intermediate layer 32 and the intermediate layer 42 may be formed of a crystal having a cubic structure oriented in the (110) direction or a crystal having a hexagonal structure oriented in the (11-20) direction.
- the other intermediate layer of the intermediate layer 32 and the intermediate layer 42 may be formed of a crystal having a cubic structure oriented in the (111) direction or a crystal having a hexagonal structure oriented in the (0001) direction.
- the orientation of the magnetic layers 31, 33, 41, 43 can be easily controlled in the in-plane direction D10a or the perpendicular direction D10b according to the orientation of the intermediate layers 32, 42.
- the magnetic layers 31, 33, 41, 43 include at least one of Sm, Pr, Nd, Y, La, Gd and Co. You may form with the material which contains.
- a thin film magnet 100 having a high energy product can be obtained by using a material containing Sm, for example, Sm x Co y for the magnetic layers 31, 33, 41, and 43.
- the magnetic layers 31, 33, 41, 43 are formed in an amorphous state, and in the step of forming the intermediate layers 32, 42, the intermediate layer 32, 42 may be formed by crystallization, and the magnetic layers 31, 33, 41, and 43 may be crystallized by heat treatment.
- the orientation of the magnetic layers 31, 33, 41, 43 can be easily controlled according to the orientation of the intermediate layers 32, 42.
- the magnetic layers 31, 33, 41, 43 may be formed by setting the surface temperature of the substrate 10 to 400 ° C. or less, and the intermediate layers 32, 42.
- the surface temperature of the substrate 10 may be set to 400 ° C. or lower, and in the heat treatment, the surface temperature of the substrate 10 is set to 500 ° C. or higher and the oxidation suppression layers 20a, 20b, 20c
- the magnetic layers 31, 33, 41, 43 and the intermediate layers 32, 42 may be heat treated.
- the intermediate layer 32 when the intermediate layer 32 is formed, the intermediate layer 32 can be crystallized and the magnetic layer 31 can be maintained in an amorphous state. Further, when the intermediate layer 42 is formed, the intermediate layer 42 can be crystallized and the magnetic layer 41 can be maintained in an amorphous state. Therefore, the orientation of the magnetic layers 31 and 33 can be easily controlled according to the orientation of the intermediate layer 32. Further, the orientation of the magnetic layers 41 and 43 can be easily controlled according to the orientation of the intermediate layer 42.
- the thin film magnet 300 can be manufactured by the following method.
- an oxidation suppression layer 420 a in an amorphous state is formed on the substrate 10.
- An amorphous magnetic layer 431 is formed on the oxidation suppression layer 420a.
- An intermediate layer 432 including metal particles 332p is formed on a part of the magnetic layer 431.
- An intermediate layer 442 including metal particles 342p is formed on the magnetic layer 431.
- An amorphous magnetic layer 433 is formed on the intermediate layers 432 and 442.
- an amorphous oxidation suppression layer 420b is formed on the magnetic layer 433. Holes 380 are formed through the oxidation suppression layers 420a and 420b and the magnetic layers 431 and 433.
- the oxidation suppression layers 420a and 420b, the magnetic layers 431 and 433, and the intermediate layers 432 and 442 are subjected to heat treatment.
- a portion of the magnetic layer 431 located below the intermediate layer 342 (magnetic layer 341), an intermediate layer 342, and a portion of the magnetic layer 433 located above the intermediate layer 342 (magnetic layer 343) are magnetic.
- a body 340 is formed.
- One of the magnetic bodies 330 and 340 has crystal magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D ⁇ b> 10 a parallel to the surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- the other of the magnetic bodies 330 and 340 has crystal magnetic anisotropy in the perpendicular direction D10b perpendicular to the surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- the thin film magnet 300 having magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a and the perpendicular direction D10b is formed. It can be formed in a single manufacturing process.
- one of the intermediate layers 332 and 342 may be formed of a crystal having a cubic structure oriented in the (110) direction or a crystal having a hexagonal structure oriented in the (11-20) direction.
- the other of the intermediate layers 332 and 342 may be formed of a cubic structure crystal oriented in the (111) direction or a hexagonal structure crystal oriented in the (0001) direction.
- the orientation of the magnetic layers 331, 333, 341, 343 can be easily controlled in the in-plane direction D10a or the perpendicular direction D10b according to the orientation of the intermediate layers 332, 342.
- the magnetic layers 431 and 433 may be formed of a material containing at least one of Sm, Pr, Nd, Y, La, and Gd and Co. Good.
- the thin film magnet 300 with a high product can be provided.
- the intermediate layers 432 and 442 may be formed by crystallization, and the magnetic layers 331, 333, 341, and 343 may be crystallized by heat treatment.
- the orientation of the magnetic layers 331, 333, 341, 343 can be easily controlled according to the orientation of the intermediate layers 332, 342.
- the surface temperature of the substrate 10 may be 400 ° C. or less, and the magnetic layers 431 and 433 may be formed.
- the substrate 10 The intermediate layers 432 and 442 may be formed at a surface temperature of 400 ° C. or lower.
- the surface temperature of the substrate 10 may be set to 500 ° C. or more, and the oxidation suppression layers 320a to 320d, the magnetic layers 331, 333, 341, and 343, and the intermediate layers 332 and 342 may be heat treated.
- the intermediate layers 332 and 342 when the intermediate layers 332 and 342 are formed, the intermediate layers 332 and 342 can be crystallized, and the magnetic layer 331 and the magnetic layer 333 can be maintained in an amorphous state. According to the orientation of the intermediate layers 332 and 342, the orientation of the magnetic layers 331, 333, 341, and 343 can be easily controlled.
- the intermediate layer 442 may be adjacent to the intermediate layer 432 at the boundary portion P300.
- the hole 380 may penetrate the oxidation suppression layers 420a and 420b, the magnetic layers 431 and 433, and the intermediate layers 432 and 442 so as to include the boundary portion P300.
- FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a thin film magnet 100a according to the fourth embodiment.
- Thin film magnet 100a has the same configuration as thin film magnet 1 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1A.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a manufacturing process of the thin film magnet 100a.
- the substrate 10 is prepared (step S10).
- the substrate 10 for example, a Si substrate having a surface on which a thermal oxide film made of SiO 2 is formed as described above is used.
- an oxidation suppression layer 20a is formed on the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10 by a thin film method (step S11).
- the oxidation suppression layer 20a is formed by depositing Ta by sputtering. At this time, the oxidation suppression layer 20a deposited on the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10 is in an amorphous state.
- the metal contained in the oxidation suppression layer 20a and the oxidation suppression layer 20b is not limited to Ta, and may include at least one of Ta, Nb, W, and Mo.
- the magnetic layer 31 is formed on the upper surface 820a of the oxidation suppression layer 20a by a thin film construction method (step S12).
- the magnetic layer 31 is formed by depositing Sm x Co y by sputtering.
- the surface temperature of the substrate 10 is set to 400 ° C. or lower.
- the surface temperature of the substrate 10 is set to 400 ° C. or lower because the magnetic layer 31 needs to be formed at a temperature lower than the crystallization temperature of Sm x Co y in order to make the magnetic layer 31 amorphous. is there.
- the surface temperature of the substrate 10 is set based on the result of measuring the temperature of the substrate in advance by embedding a thermocouple in a substrate having the same heat capacity.
- the lower limit of the temperature of the substrate 10 may be room temperature in consideration of the sputtering reaction rate and the cooling capacity. In the case of using an apparatus having a cooling capacity, the lower limit of the temperature of the substrate 10 may be lower than room temperature.
- the crystal structure of the magnetic layer 31 immediately after depositing Sm x Co y by sputtering becomes an amorphous state.
- the intermediate layer 32 is formed on the upper surface 831 of the magnetic layer 31 by a thin film construction method (step S13).
- the intermediate layer 32 is formed by depositing Co by sputtering. Even when the intermediate layer 32 is formed, the temperature of the substrate 10 is set to 400 ° C. or lower as in the case of forming the magnetic layer 31. Thereby, crystallization of the magnetic layer 31 can be suppressed and the magnetic layer 31 can be maintained in an amorphous state.
- the Co constituting the intermediate layer 32 is crystallized and oriented in the (110) direction. In order to crystallize Co so that Co is oriented in the (110) direction, the formation conditions of sputtering can be controlled.
- the magnetic layer 33 is formed on the upper surface 832 of the intermediate layer 32 by a thin film method (step S14).
- the magnetic layer 33 is formed by depositing Sm x Co y by sputtering. Even when the magnetic layer 33 is formed, the temperature of the substrate 10 is set to 400 ° C. or lower as in the case of forming the magnetic layer 31. Thereby, the crystal structure of the magnetic layer 33 immediately after depositing Sm x Co y by sputtering is in an amorphous state.
- the temperature when forming the magnetic layer 31, the intermediate layer 32, and the magnetic layer 33 is room temperature, and the surface temperature of the substrate 10 at the start of the formation of these layers is 16 ° C. to 25 ° C. There may be.
- the oxidation suppression layer 20b is formed on the upper surface 833 of the magnetic layer 33 by a thin film construction method (step S15). Similar to the oxidation suppression layer 20a, the oxidation suppression layer 20b is formed by depositing Ta by sputtering. At this time, the oxidation suppression layer 20b deposited on the upper surface 833 of the magnetic layer 33 is in an amorphous state.
- the substrate 10 on which the oxidation suppression layer 20a, the magnetic layer 31, the intermediate layer 32, the magnetic layer 33, and the oxidation suppression layer 20b are formed is crystallized by heat treatment (step S16).
- the heat treatment is preferably performed in a vacuum atmosphere, a reducing atmosphere, or a non-oxidizing atmosphere.
- the vacuum atmosphere is preferably an ultra-high vacuum or ultra-high vacuum atmosphere from which residual oxygen and residual moisture are sufficiently removed.
- the reducing atmosphere is preferably a hydrogen atmosphere that is evacuated to ultra-high vacuum and then replaced with hydrogen
- the non-oxidizing atmosphere is preferably an atmosphere that is evacuated to ultra-high vacuum and then replaced with Ar (argon).
- the temperature of the heat treatment is set so that the surface temperature of the substrate 10 is 500 ° C. or higher.
- the upper limit of the temperature of the substrate 10 for heat treatment is not particularly limited, but may be within a range in which desorbed gas from the heat treatment apparatus is diffused into the magnetic body 30 and the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are not oxidized.
- the temperature of heat processing shall be temperature lower than the crystallization temperature of the oxidation suppression layer 20a and the oxidation suppression layer 20b so that the oxidation suppression layer 20a and the oxidation suppression layer 20b can maintain an amorphous state.
- crystallization by heat treatment may be performed in a vacuum in which the surface temperature of the substrate 10 is 500 ° C. or higher and 700 ° C. or lower.
- the back pressure of the apparatus before the start of heating may be 10 ⁇ 4 Pa or less, and the pressure during heating may be 5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 Pa or less.
- the temperature and vacuum conditions of the substrate 10 during the heat treatment are not limited to these conditions, and the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are oxidized by diffusion of the desorbed gas into the magnetic body 30. Any atmosphere that can be suppressed may be used.
- the degree of vacuum during the heat treatment may be 10 ⁇ 3 Pa or less.
- the Co metal particles 32 p constituting the intermediate layer 32 diffuse into the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33. Further, the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are crystallized, and at this time, they are oriented according to the orientation of the intermediate layer 32. As described above, when Co oriented in the (110) direction is used for the intermediate layer 32, in the thin film magnet 100a after the heat treatment, the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are formed of hexagonal or rhombohedral Sm x. of Co y (11-20) plane is oriented in parallel to the plane 810 of the substrate 10. Therefore, the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 have crystal magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a.
- the intermediate layer 32 when the intermediate layer 32 is formed of Cu oriented in the (111) direction instead of Co oriented in the (110) direction, in the thin film magnet 100a after the heat treatment,
- the body layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are oriented so that the (0001) plane of hexagonal or rhombohedral Sm x Co y is parallel to the plane 810 of the substrate 10. Therefore, the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 have crystal magnetic anisotropy in the perpendicular direction D10b.
- FIG. 11 is a photograph of a scanning transmission electron microscope image of the thin film magnet 100a after the heat treatment according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a graph showing the crystal structure of the thin film magnet 100a after the heat treatment.
- the shape of the crystal is suppressed from the intermediate layer 32 positioned in the center of the stacking direction D1 in the vertical direction of the drawing. It has a structure extending in the direction of the layer 20a and the oxidation suppression layer 20b, that is, in the stacking direction D1.
- FIG. 12 is a diffraction image obtained by the 2 ⁇ / ⁇ method of X-ray diffraction of the thin film magnet 100a.
- the thin film magnet 100a has only a peak indicating the (11-20) plane. That is, in the thin film magnet 100 a, the (11-20) plane of hexagonal or rhombohedral Sm x Co y is preferentially oriented substantially parallel to the plane 810 of the substrate 10.
- FIG. 13 is a graph showing the crystal structure of the thin film magnet 100a before heat treatment.
- FIG. 13 is a diffraction image obtained by the 2 ⁇ / ⁇ method of X-ray diffraction of the thin film magnet 100a.
- the thin film magnet 100a before the heat treatment does not have diffraction that indicates crystallization. This is because the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 occupying most of the volume of the thin-film magnet 100a are not crystallized, indicating that the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 have an amorphous structure. ing. Note that, by electron diffraction of the scanning transmission electron microscope, in the thin film magnet 100a before the heat treatment, the crystal of the intermediate layer 32 is cubic Co, and the plane oriented in the direction parallel to the plane 810 of the substrate 10 is ( 110) plane. In addition, in the thin film magnet 100a before the heat treatment, it is confirmed that the oxidation suppression layer 20a and the oxidation suppression layer 20b are also in an amorphous state.
- the reason why the diffraction peak of cubic Co (110) constituting the intermediate layer 32 is not confirmed is that the intermediate layer 32 is a sufficiently thin film compared to the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33. And that the diffraction is scattered by the amorphous magnetic layer 33 disposed on the intermediate layer 32.
- the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are not crystallized, the crystal structure of the intermediate layer 32 is cubic, and the intermediate layer 32 is parallel to the surface 810 of the substrate 10. It can be seen that the (110) plane of Co is crystal oriented. It can also be seen that the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are crystallized by the heat treatment starting from the intermediate layer 32 before the heat treatment. Further, the Co metal particles 32p contained in the intermediate layer 32 by crystallization diffuse into the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 to form crystals of SmCo 5 and Sm 2 Co 17 .
- the (11-20) plane of hexagonal or rhombohedral Sm x Co y which is the (110) plane of the SmCo 5 or Sm 2 Co 17 crystal, is oriented in a direction parallel to the plane 810 of the substrate 10. Also confirmed. In addition, it has confirmed that the oxidation suppression layers 20a and 20b are an amorphous state.
- FIG. 14 is a photograph of a scanning transmission electron microscope image of a comparative thin film magnet that does not include the intermediate layer 32.
- FIG. 15 is a graph showing the crystal structure of the thin film magnet of the comparative example, which is a diffraction image by X-ray diffraction 2 ⁇ / ⁇ method.
- the crystal of the thin film magnet of the comparative example that does not include the intermediate layer 32 has no regularity in the crystal growth direction.
- the crystal of the thin film magnet of the comparative example has a plurality of diffraction peaks other than the (110) plane, and has no crystal orientation in a specific direction from the intensity ratio. I understand. Therefore, it can be seen that by providing the intermediate layer 32, the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are crystal-oriented in a specific direction.
- FIG. 16 is a photograph of a scanning transmission electron microscope image after the heat treatment of the thin film magnet 100a according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 17 shows the composition ratio of the thin film magnet 100a shown in FIG.
- FIG. 16 shows a cross section excluding the substrate 10 of the thin film magnet 100a.
- FIG. 17 shows the composition measurement results at 11 points A to K of the thin film magnet 100a.
- the lower side of the paper surface of FIG. 16 is the substrate 10 side.
- the number of Co atoms at 11 points A to K is indicated by a broken line 51
- the number of Sm atoms is indicated by a broken line 52
- the number of Ta atoms is indicated by a broken line 53.
- the vertical direction of the paper corresponds to the points A to K
- the horizontal direction of the paper corresponds to the ratio of the number of atoms of each element.
- the polygonal lines 51, 52, and 53 indicate that the ratio increases as going to the right in the drawing.
- FIG. 17 shows the measurement results by energy dispersive X-ray analysis of the components at 11 points A to K.
- the numerical values shown in FIG. 17 indicate the percentage of the number of atoms of each element as a percentage.
- the Ta component is locally higher than the surroundings.
- Point A corresponds to the oxidation suppression layer 20b
- point K corresponds to the oxidation suppression layer 20a.
- the oxidation-suppressing layer 20a and the magnetic layer 31 and the oxidation-suppressing layer 20b and the magnetic layer 33 have atoms diffused to each other at the interface, and the oxidation-suppressing layer 20a and the oxidation-suppressing layer. It can be seen that Co of magnetic particles is diffused from the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 to 20b.
- Co diffusion has been found to depend on the Ta volume of the oxidation suppression layer, and can be limited by reducing the thickness of the oxidation suppression layer 20a and the oxidation suppression layer 20b.
- Co in the magnetic particles diffuses from the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 to the oxidation suppression layer 20a and the oxidation suppression layer 20b, so that oxidation occurs near the boundary between the oxidation suppression layer 20a and the magnetic layer 31.
- Co of magnetic particles contained in the suppression layer 20a and Ta contained in the magnetic layer 31 form an alloy.
- Co of magnetic particles contained in the oxidation suppression layer 20b and Ta contained in the oxidation suppression layer 20b form an alloy.
- the oxidation suppression layer 20 a can suppress the diffusion of oxygen from the SiO 2 that is the constituent material of the substrate 10 into the magnetic layer 31. Moreover, it is possible to prevent oxygen from entering the magnetic layer 33 from the outside by the oxidation suppression layer 20b.
- the thickness of the layer containing Ta, that is, the oxidation suppression layer 20a and the oxidation suppression layer 20b in the stacking direction D1 is about 10 nm. You can also.
- the proportion of Co is about 90%, and the proportion of Sm is about 10%.
- This configuration has been confirmed to be the same crystal structure as Sm 2 Co 17 .
- a crystal structure such as SmCo 5 is also confirmed.
- the intermediate layer 32 includes cubic Co crystals before heat treatment in addition to the crystal structure. ing.
- the point F is a position corresponding to the intermediate layer 32, and includes the same constituent elements as those of Co alone or the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33, and is different from the Co alone or the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33. It is a phase having a crystal structure different from the composition. This phase is a phase having a higher residual magnetic flux density and a smaller coercive force than the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 in terms of magnetic characteristics.
- the point F corresponding to the intermediate layer 32 is that the percentage of Co contained is not 100%, Sm is detected, and the Co concentration is about 90% correspondingly to the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer. This is because Sm located at the boundary between the intermediate layer 32 and 33 is diffused in the heat treatment process.
- FIG. 18 shows magnetization curves of the thin film magnet 100a according to the fourth embodiment and the thin film magnet of the comparative example in which the intermediate layer 32 is not provided.
- FIG. 19 shows the second quadrant of the BH curve of the thin film magnet 100a according to the fourth embodiment and the thin film magnet of the comparative example.
- FIG. 18 shows a magnetization curve 61 in the in-plane direction D10a of the thin film magnet 100a and a magnetization curve 63 of the thin film magnet of the comparative example.
- the magnetization curve 61 in the in-plane direction D10a of the thin film magnet 100a has a smaller value in the horizontal axis direction and a larger value in the vertical axis direction than the magnetization curve 63 of the thin film magnet of the comparative example.
- 100a shows that although the coercive force is small, the residual magnetic flux density is large and the squareness is also high.
- FIG. 19 shows a BH curve 64 in the in-plane direction D10a of the thin film magnet 100a according to the fourth embodiment and a BH curve 65 in the in-plane direction D10a of the thin film magnet of the comparative example in which the intermediate layer 32 is not provided. Indicates the second quadrant.
- the area surrounded by the BH curve 64 of the thin film magnet 100a according to the fourth embodiment is larger than the area surrounded by the BH curve 65 of the thin film magnet of the comparative example, BH indicating the energy of the magnet is shown.
- the product shows that the thin film magnet 100a is larger than the thin film magnet of the comparative example. This also indicates that the maximum energy product, which is one of the important performances of the magnet, is large.
- the crystal of SmCo 5 constituting the magnetic body 30 is hexagonal, and the crystal of Sm 2 Co 17 is rhombohedral, and the magnetic body 30 of the thin film magnet 100a according to the embodiment is hexagonal or rhombohedral. Since it is oriented in the (11-20) direction of Sm x Co y , the c-axis of the crystal of the magnetic body 30 is parallel to the in-plane direction D10a. Since the magnetocrystalline anisotropy of SmCo 5 is in the c-axis direction, the magnetic body 30 has the magnetocrystalline anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a.
- FIG. 20 shows a magnetization curve of the thin film magnet 100a according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 20 shows a magnetization curve 61 in the in-plane direction D10a of the thin film magnet 100a and a magnetization curve 62 in the stacking direction D1 perpendicular to the in-plane direction D10a.
- the thin-film magnet 100a has a larger magnetization in the magnetization curve 61 in the in-plane direction D10a than in the magnetization curve 62 in the stacking direction D1. Show. Therefore, by using Co oriented in the (110) direction for the intermediate layer 32, the thin film magnet 100a has magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a and generates a strong magnetic field in the in-plane direction D10a.
- the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are , Having a magnetocrystalline anisotropy in the perpendicular direction D10b and generating a strong magnetic field in the perpendicular direction D10b.
- the thin film magnet 100a by using Sm x Co y having a high energy product for the magnetic layers 31 and 33 and using Co or Cu as the intermediate layer 32, a predetermined direction, for example, The thin film magnet 100a having magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a or the perpendicular direction D10b, having a high energy product, a coercive force that is necessary and sufficient, and a large residual magnetic flux density can be formed.
- the c-axis of the plurality of crystal grains of the magnetic body 30 generally faces the in-plane direction D10a.
- the magnetic body 30 in the fourth embodiment has a polycrystalline structure and crystal dispersion, This does not mean that the c-axes of the crystal grains are completely in the same direction.
- the magnetic body 30 has magnetic anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a. This does not mean that the c-axis of the plurality of crystal grains of the magnetic body 30 is generally in the in-plane direction D10a, but the c-axis of all the crystal grains is completely in the in-plane direction D10a.
- the crystal direction is the c-axis direction as a whole, and the in-plane direction D10a and the number of crystal grains forming the c-axis angle of 0 ° or more and less than 45 ° If the number is larger than the number of crystal grains forming an angle of 45 ° or more and 90 ° or less with the inward direction D10a, the same effect can be obtained although the effect is large or small.
- magnetic layer 31 and magnetic layer 33 according to the fourth embodiment is configured with Sm x Co y, not limited to this.
- a part of Co can be replaced with Fe and Cu to further increase the magnetization as a material.
- Zr or the like may be mixed into the magnetic layers 31 and 33 as an additive.
- the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 may be Sm 2 Fe 14 N 3 containing N which is an interstitial material by replacing Co and Fe of Sm x Co y .
- the magnetic layers 31 and 33 may be manufactured by using a nitrogen-substituted atmosphere for crystallization and performing nitriding to intrude nitrogen.
- a Sm a Fe b N c target may be sputtered at a low temperature in a mixed atmosphere of Ar gas and N 2 gas to form an amorphous Sm x Fe y N z layer above the substrate 10. Then, an amorphous Sm x Fe y N z layer may be formed above the substrate 10 by low-temperature sputtering of an SmFe target in a mixed atmosphere of Ar gas and N 2 gas. After that, the SmFeN layer formed above the substrate 10 is heat-treated in a high-purity nitrogen that has been replaced after the back pressure is evacuated to a vacuum atmosphere or an ultra-high vacuum. Thereby crystallize the Sm 2 Fe 14 N 3.
- the intermediate layer 32 may be made of cubic Fe having a (110) plane crystallographically parallel to the surface 810 of the substrate 10 instead of Co.
- cubic CoFe having a (110) plane crystallographically parallel to the surface 810 of the substrate 10 may be used.
- Ni having a crystal orientation of the (111) plane may be used instead of Cu.
- hexagonal metal particles 32p with crystal orientation of the (0001) plane may be used instead of Cu.
- Ti, Co, Zr, Mg, and Hf may be used as the hexagonal metal particles 32p. In particular, Ti is preferable because there are few lattice mismatches. Note that hexagonal Co can be obtained by controlling the sputtering conditions.
- the oxidation suppression layer 20a may contain Nb, W, or Mo instead of Ta.
- the oxidation suppression layer 20a is required to be a nonmagnetic material and have a high melting point.
- the oxidation suppressing layer 20a preferably has a melting point that is at least three times the heat treatment temperature at which the SmCo 5 films of the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 are crystallized. Thereby, when the magnetic body layer 31 and the magnetic body layer 33 are crystallized, it can suppress effectively that the oxidation suppression layer 20a recrystallizes.
- the oxidation suppression layer 20a contains at least one of Ta, Nb, W, and Mo.
- the oxidation suppression layer 20b is the same as the oxidation suppression layer 20a.
- the oxidation suppression layer 20a and the oxidation suppression layer 20b are not necessarily made of the same material, but in the present embodiment, the same material is used from the viewpoint of reducing the materials used.
- the intermediate layer 32 does not need to be a continuous body in the in-plane direction D10a of the substrate 10, and there is no functional problem even if it is partly island-shaped or broken. That is, in the embodiment, the “intermediate layer” is a layer disposed between a plurality of magnetic layers, and is not only a continuous body in the in-plane direction D10a of the substrate 10, but also partly islands. It also includes configurations that are in the shape of or are discontinuous. That is, in the magnetic layer, a region where the distribution concentration of the metal particles 32p is higher than the surroundings is referred to as an “intermediate layer”.
- the concentration of the metal particles 32p constituting the intermediate layer 32 is measured, and a region where the distribution concentration of the metal particles 32p is locally higher than the surroundings is determined as the intermediate layer 32. There is also a method.
- the same effect is obtained even when the thickness of the intermediate layer 32 in the stacking direction D1 is changed from 1 nm to 30 nm.
- the structure in which the intermediate layer 32 diffuses with the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 to form a part of an island is confirmed by a scanning transmission electron microscope, and the same effect can be obtained even if the thickness is changed as described above. Make sure that there is.
- FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view of a thin film magnet 200a according to the fifth embodiment.
- the same reference numerals are assigned to the same portions as those of the thin film magnet 100a according to the fourth embodiment shown in FIG.
- the thin film magnet 200a according to the fifth embodiment is different from the thin film magnet 100a according to the fourth embodiment in the structure of the magnetic layer.
- the thin film magnet 200a includes a magnetic body 230 provided on the upper surface 820a of the oxidation suppression layer 20a, instead of the magnetic body 30 of the thin film magnet 100a shown in FIG.
- the oxidation suppression layer 20 b is provided on the upper surface 8230 of the magnetic body 230.
- the magnetic body 230 of the thin film magnet 200a includes a magnetic layer 231, an intermediate layer 232, a magnetic layer 233, an intermediate layer 234, and a magnetic layer 235 in this order. It has the structure laminated
- the magnetic body 230 includes a magnetic layer 231 provided on the upper surface 820a of the oxidation suppression layer 20a, an intermediate layer 232 provided on the upper surface 8231 of the magnetic layer 231, and an upper surface of the intermediate layer 232.
- the magnetic layer 233 provided on the 8232, the intermediate layer 234 provided on the upper surface 8233 of the magnetic layer 233, and the magnetic layer 235 provided on the upper surface 8234 of the intermediate layer 234 are included.
- the magnetic body layer 231 and the magnetic body layer 233 correspond to the magnetic body layer 31 and the magnetic body layer 33 in the magnetic body 30 in the fourth embodiment.
- the intermediate layer 232 in the fifth embodiment corresponds to the intermediate layer 32 in the fourth embodiment.
- the magnetic body 230 according to the fifth embodiment is obtained by stacking the intermediate layer 234 and the magnetic body layer 235 on the magnetic body layer 33 in the thin film magnet 100a according to the fourth embodiment.
- the magnetic layer 235 has the same composition as the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33 and is obtained by the same manufacturing process as the magnetic layer 31 and the magnetic layer 33.
- the intermediate layer 234 is obtained by the same manufacturing process with the same composition as the intermediate layer 32.
- the thin film magnet 200a in the present embodiment also has the same function and effect as the thin film magnet 100a according to the fourth embodiment.
- the thin film magnet 200 a is expected to improve the coercive force due to the effect of suppressing the continuous growth of particles.
- the present disclosure is not limited to this embodiment.
- Sm x Co y is used as the material constituting the magnetic layers 31, 33, 231, 233, and 235, but the magnetic layers 31, 33, 231, 233, and 235 are formed.
- the material is not limited to this, and a material in which a part of Co is replaced with Fe and Cu may be used, or a material mixed with Zr or the like as an additive may be used.
- Sm 2 Fe 14 N 3 may be used.
- the oxidation suppression layers 20a and 20b are not limited to materials containing Ta as described above, and may contain Nb, W or Mo instead of Ta. Moreover, the same material may be used for the oxidation suppression layers 20a and 20b, and different materials may be used privately.
- the oxidation suppression layers 20a and 20b, the magnetic layers 31, 33, 231, 233, and 235 and the intermediate layers 32, 232, and 234 may be formed by sputtering as described in the above-described embodiment, It may be formed by other methods.
- the temperature of heat processing is not restricted to the temperature mentioned above, You may change suitably according to material.
- the thin film magnet 100a (200a) includes the substrate 10, the amorphous oxidation suppression layer 20a formed on the upper surface 810 of the substrate, and the magnetic layer 31 (231) formed on the oxidation suppression layer 20a. ), An intermediate layer 32 (232) formed on the magnetic layer 31 (231), a magnetic layer 33 (233) formed on the intermediate layer 32 (232), and a magnetic layer 33 (233) And an oxidation suppression layer 20b in an amorphous state formed above.
- the intermediate layer 32 includes metal particles 32p. The metal particles 32p are diffused in the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233), and the concentration of the metal particles 32p in the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233) is from the intermediate layer 32 (232). It decreases as you move away.
- the thin film magnet has magnetic anisotropy in a predetermined direction, for example, the in-plane direction D10a or the perpendicular direction D10b, has a high energy product, a sufficiently large coercive force, and a large residual magnetic flux density.
- 100a (200a) can be formed.
- the magnetic layers 31 and 33 (231 and 233) may have magnetocrystalline anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a parallel to the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233) are formed so that the orientation direction of the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233) is the in-plane direction D10a, the in-plane direction D10a A thin film magnet 100a having magnetic anisotropy is obtained.
- the intermediate layer 32 (232) may be composed of a cubic crystal oriented in the (110) direction or a hexagonal crystal oriented in the (11-20) direction.
- the orientation direction of the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233) can be easily controlled to the in-plane direction D10a according to the orientation direction of the intermediate layer 32 (232).
- the intermediate layer 32 (232) may include at least one of Co (cobalt) and Fe (iron).
- the orientation direction of the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233) can be easily controlled to the in-plane direction D10a.
- the magnetic layers 31 and 33 (231 and 233) may have magnetocrystalline anisotropy in the perpendicular direction D10b perpendicular to the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233) are formed so that the orientation direction of the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233) is the perpendicular direction D10b.
- the thin film magnet 100a (200a) having magnetic anisotropy can be obtained.
- intermediate layer 32 (232) may be composed of crystals having a cubic structure oriented in the (111) direction.
- the orientation direction of the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233) can be easily controlled to the perpendicular direction D10b according to the orientation direction of the intermediate layer 32 (232).
- intermediate layer 32 (232) may include Cu (copper).
- the orientation direction of the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233) can be easily controlled to the perpendicular direction D10b.
- the intermediate layer 32 (232) may be composed of crystals having a hexagonal crystal structure oriented in the (0001) direction.
- the orientation direction of the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233) can be easily controlled to the perpendicular direction D10b according to the orientation direction of the intermediate layer 32 (232).
- intermediate layer 32 (232) may contain Ti (titanium) or Zr (zirconium).
- the orientation direction of the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233) can be easily controlled to the perpendicular direction D10b.
- the intermediate layer 32 (232) may have a crystallization temperature lower than that of the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233).
- the magnetic layer 31 (231) can be maintained in an amorphous state.
- the magnetic layers 31 and 33 (231 and 233) may contain Sm (samarium).
- a material containing at least one of Sm, Pr, Nd, Y, La, and Gd and Co, for example, Sm x Co y is used for the magnetic layers 31 and 33 (231 and 233).
- Sm x Co y is used for the magnetic layers 31 and 33 (231 and 233).
- the oxidation suppression layers 20a and 20b may include at least one of Ta (tantalum), Nb (niobium), W (tungsten), and Mo (molybdenum).
- the oxidation suppressing layers 20a and 20b having a high oxidation suppressing function can be formed.
- the thin film magnet 200a may further include an intermediate layer 234 formed on the magnetic layer 233 and a magnetic layer 235 formed on the intermediate layer 234.
- the intermediate layer 234 includes metal particles 234p.
- the metal particles 234p are diffused in the magnetic layers 233 and 235, and the concentration of the metal particles 234p in the magnetic layers 233 and 235 may decrease as the distance from the intermediate layer 234 increases.
- the magnetic layer 235 may have magnetocrystalline anisotropy in the in-plane direction D10a parallel to the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- the intermediate layer 234 may be composed of a crystal having a cubic structure oriented in the (110) direction or a crystal having a hexagonal structure oriented in the (11-20) direction.
- the intermediate layer 234 may include at least one of Co (cobalt) and Fe (iron).
- the magnetic layer 235 may have magnetocrystalline anisotropy in a perpendicular direction D10b perpendicular to the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- the intermediate layer 234 may be composed of crystals having a cubic structure oriented in the (111) direction.
- the intermediate layer 234 may contain Cu (copper).
- the intermediate layer 234 may be composed of a hexagonal crystal oriented in the (0001) direction.
- the intermediate layer 234 may contain Ti (titanium) or Zr (ruthenium).
- the intermediate layers 232 and 234 may have a crystallization temperature lower than that of the magnetic layers 231, 233 and 235.
- the magnetic layers 231, 233, and 235 may be formed of a material containing at least one of Sm, Pr, Nd, Y, La, and Gd and Co.
- the thin film magnet 100a (200a) can be manufactured by the following method.
- An amorphous oxidation suppression layer 20 a is formed on the upper surface 810 of the substrate 10.
- a magnetic layer 31 (231) is formed on the oxidation suppression layer 20a.
- An intermediate layer 32 including metal particles 32p is formed on the magnetic layer 31 (231).
- a magnetic layer 33 (233) is formed on the intermediate layer 32.
- the amorphous oxidation suppression layer 20b is formed above the magnetic layer 33 (233.
- the oxidation suppression layers 20a and 20b, the magnetic layers 31 and 33 (231 and 233), and the intermediate layer 32 are heat-treated.
- the thin film magnet has magnetic anisotropy in a predetermined direction, for example, the in-plane direction D10a or the perpendicular direction D10b, has a high energy product, a sufficiently large coercive force, and a large residual magnetic flux density.
- 100a (200a) can be formed.
- the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233) may be formed in an amorphous state.
- the intermediate layer 32 (232) may be crystallized, and in the heat treatment, the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233) may be crystallized. .
- the orientation direction of the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233) can be easily controlled according to the orientation direction of the intermediate layer 32 (232).
- the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233) include at least one of Sm, Pr, Nd, Y, La, Gd, It may be formed of a material containing Co.
- a thin film magnet 100a (200a) having a high energy product can be formed by using a material containing Sm, for example, Sm x Co y for the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233). it can.
- the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233) may be formed by setting the surface temperature of the substrate 10 to 400 ° C. or lower.
- the intermediate layer 32 (232) may be formed by setting the surface temperature of the substrate 10 to 400 ° C. or lower.
- the heat treatment the surface temperature of the substrate 10 may be set to 500 ° C. or more, and the oxidation suppression layers 20a and 20b, the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233), and the intermediate layer 32 (232) may be heat treated.
- the intermediate layer 32 (232) when forming the intermediate layer 32 (232), the intermediate layer 32 (232) can be crystallized, and the magnetic layer 31 (231) can be in an amorphous state.
- the orientation direction of the magnetic layers 31, 33 (231, 233) can be easily controlled.
- the oxidation suppression layers 20a and 20b may be formed of a material including at least one of Ta, Nb, W, and Mo.
- the oxidation suppressing layers 20a and 20b having a high oxidation suppressing function can be formed.
- terms indicating directions such as “upper surface”, “upward”, and “lower” indicate relative directions determined by the relative positional relationship of the constituent members of the thin film magnet, and indicate absolute directions such as the vertical direction. It is not shown.
- the thin film magnet according to the present invention is useful as a permanent magnet that requires a high energy product, such as a sensor, an actuator, or a motor.
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Description
[1-1.薄膜磁石の構成]
図1Aは実施の形態1にかかる薄膜磁石1の断面図である。薄膜磁石1の基本構成は、基板10と、酸化抑制層20aと、酸化抑制層20bと、酸化抑制層20a、20bの間に設けられた磁性体30とを備えている。具体的には、酸化抑制層20aは基板10の上面810上に設けられている。磁性体30は酸化抑制層20aの上面820a上に設けられている。酸化抑制層20bは磁性体30の上面830上に設けられている。基板10と酸化抑制層20aと磁性体30と酸化抑制層20bとはこの順に、基板10の上面810と直角の積層方向D1に積層されている。磁性体30は、酸化抑制層20aの上面820a上に設けられた磁性体層31と、磁性体層31の上面831上に設けられた中間層32と、中間層32の上面832上に設けられた磁性体層33とを有している。磁性体層31と中間層32と磁性体層33とはこの順に積層方向D1に積層されている。磁性体層33の上面833は磁性体30の上面830を構成する。積層方向D1における酸化抑制層20aと磁性体30と酸化抑制層20bの厚さはそれぞれ500nm程度である。
以下、本実施の形態にかかる薄膜磁石100の製造方法について説明する。図4Aから図4Hは薄膜磁石100の製造工程を示す断面図である。
以上、実施の形態1にかかる薄膜磁石100では、エネルギー積の高いSmxCoyを磁性体層31、33、41、43に使用し、中間層32および中間層42としてそれぞれCoおよびCuを使用することにより、面内方向D10aおよび面直方向D10bに結晶磁気異方性を有し、エネルギー積が高く、保磁力が必要十分に大きいと共に残留磁束密度が大きい薄膜磁石100を形成することができる。また、配向の異なる磁性体30および磁性体40が積層されるので、面内方向D10aおよび面直方向D10bに磁気異方性を有する磁性体30、40が同時に形成された薄膜磁石100が得られる。
次に、実施の形態1の変形例について説明する。図5は、実施の形態1にかかるさらに他の薄膜磁石200の断面図である。図5において、図3に示す薄膜磁石100と同じ部分には同じ参照番号を付す。
[2-1.薄膜磁石の製造方法]
図6は、実施の形態2にかかる薄膜磁石300の断面図である。図6において、図3に示す実施の形態1における薄膜磁石100と同じ部分には同じ参照番号を付す。
以下、薄膜磁石300の製造方法について説明する。図7Aから図7Jは薄膜磁石300の製造工程を示す断面図である。
以上、実施の形態2にかかる薄膜磁石300では、配向の異なる磁性体330および磁性体340が同一面810内に形成されるので、面内方向D10aおよび面直方向D10bに結晶磁気異方性を有する薄膜磁石300を同時に得ることができる。
図8は実施の形態3にかかる電子デバイス1001の概略図である。電子デバイス1001は実施の形態1、2における薄膜磁石100(200、300)を備える。電子デバイス1001は、例えば、センサ、アクチュエータ、モータである。
[4-1.薄膜磁石の構成]
図9は実施の形態4にかかる薄膜磁石100aの断面図である。図9において、図1Aに示す実施の形態1にかかる薄膜磁石1と同じ部分には同じ参照番号を付す。薄膜磁石100aは図1Aに示す実施の形態1における薄膜磁石1と同じ構成を有する。
以下、実施の形態4にかかる薄膜磁石100aの製造方法について説明する。図10は薄膜磁石100aの製造工程を示すフローチャートである。
はじめに、薄膜磁石100aの結晶構造の評価を行った。
次に、薄膜磁石100aの磁気特性について評価を行った。
図21は、実施の形態5にかかる薄膜磁石200aの断面図である。図21において、図9に示す実施の形態4にかかる薄膜磁石100aと同じ部分には同じ参照番号を付す。
20a,320a,420a 酸化抑制層(第1の酸化抑制層)
20b,320b,420b 酸化抑制層(第2の酸化抑制層)
20c,320c 酸化抑制層(第3の酸化抑制層)
30,230,330 磁性体(第1の磁性体)
31,231,331,431 磁性体層(第1の磁性体層)
32,232,332,432 中間層(第1の中間層)
32p 金属粒子(第1の金属粒子)
33,233,333,433 磁性体層(第2の磁性体層)
40,340 磁性体(第2の磁性体)
41,341 磁性体層(第3の磁性体層)
42,342,442 中間層(第2の中間層)
42p,342p 金属粒子(第2の金属粒子)
43,343 磁性体層(第4の磁性体層)
100,100a,200,200a,300 薄膜磁石
235 磁性体層(第3の磁性体層)
300a 薄膜磁石
300b 薄膜磁石
320d 酸化抑制層
380 孔
P300 境界部分
Claims (21)
- 基板と、
前記基板の上面上に形成されたアモルファス状態の第1の酸化抑制層と、
前記第1の酸化抑制層上に形成された第1の磁性体層と、
第1の金属粒子を含み、前記第1の磁性体層上に形成された第1の中間層と、
前記第1の中間層上に形成された第2の磁性体層と、
前記第2の磁性体層の上方に形成されたアモルファス状態の第2の酸化抑制層と、
を備え、
前記第1の金属粒子は、前記第1の磁性体層中と前記第2の磁性体層中とに拡散しており、前記第1の磁性体層中と前記第2の磁性体層中とでの前記第1の金属粒子の濃度は前記第1の中間層から遠ざかるにつれて減少している、薄膜磁石。 - 前記第1の磁性体層および前記第2の磁性体層は、前記基板の前記上面に対して平行である面内方向に結晶磁気異方性を有する、請求項1に記載の薄膜磁石。
- 前記第1の中間層は、(110)方向に配向した立方晶構造の結晶、または、(11-20)方向に配向した六方晶構造の結晶で構成されている、請求項2に記載の薄膜磁石。
- 前記第1の中間層は、Co(コバルト)とFe(鉄)とのうちの少なくとも一方を含む、請求項3に記載の薄膜磁石。
- 前記第1の磁性体層および前記第2の磁性体層は、前記基板の前記上面に対して垂直である面直方向に結晶磁気異方性を有する、請求項1に記載の薄膜磁石。
- 前記第1の中間層は、(111)方向に配向した立方晶構造の結晶で構成されている、請求項5に記載の薄膜磁石。
- 前記第1の中間層は、Cu(銅)を含む、請求項6に記載の薄膜磁石。
- 前記第1の中間層は、(0001)方向に配向した六方晶構造の結晶で構成されている、請求項5に記載の薄膜磁石。
- 前記第1の中間層は、Ti(チタン)またはZr(ジルコニウム)を含む、請求項8に記載の薄膜磁石。
- 第2の金属粒子を含み、前記第2の磁性体層上に形成された第2の中間層と、
前記第2の中間層上に形成された第3の磁性体層と、
をさらに備え、
前記第2の金属粒子は、前記第2の磁性体層中と前記第3の磁性体層中とに拡散しており、前記第2の磁性体層中と前記第3の磁性体層中とでの前記第2の金属粒子の濃度は前記第2の中間層から遠ざかるにつれて減少している、請求項1に記載の薄膜磁石。 - 前記第1の磁性体層と前記第2の磁性体層と前記第3の磁性体層は、前記基板の前記上面に対して平行である面内方向に結晶磁気異方性を有する、請求項10に記載の薄膜磁石。
- 前記第1の中間層は、(110)方向に配向した立方晶構造の結晶、または、(11-20)方向に配向した六方晶構造の結晶で構成されており、
前記第2の中間層は、(110)方向に配向した立方晶構造の結晶、または、(11-20)方向に配向した六方晶構造の結晶で構成されている、請求項11に記載の薄膜磁石。 - 前記第1の中間層は、Co(コバルト)とFe(鉄)とのうちの少なくとも一方を含み、
前記第2の中間層は、Co(コバルト)とFe(鉄)とのうちの少なくとも一方を含む、請求項12に記載の薄膜磁石。 - 前記第1の磁性体層と前記第2の磁性体層と前記第3の磁性体層は、前記基板の前記上面に対して垂直である面直方向に結晶磁気異方性を有する、請求項10に記載の薄膜磁石。
- 前記第1の中間層は、(111)方向に配向した立方晶構造の結晶で構成されており、
前記第2の中間層は、(111)方向に配向した立方晶構造の結晶で構成されている、請求項14に記載の薄膜磁石。 - 前記第1の中間層と前記第2の中間層は、Cu(銅)を含む、請求項15に記載の薄膜磁石。
- 前記第1の中間層は、(0001)方向に配向した六方晶構造の結晶で構成されており、
前記第2の中間層は、(0001)方向に配向した六方晶構造の結晶で構成されている、請求項14に記載の薄膜磁石。 - 前記第1の中間層は、Ti(チタン)またはZr(ジルコニウム)を含み、
前記第2の中間層は、Ti(チタン)またはZr(ジルコニウム)を含む、請求項17に記載の薄膜磁石。 - 基板の上面上にアモルファス状態の第1の酸化抑制層を形成するステップと、
前記第1の酸化抑制層上に第1の磁性体層を形成するステップと、
前記第1の磁性体層上に、金属粒子を含む中間層を形成するステップと、
前記中間層上に第2の磁性体層を形成するステップと、
前記第2の磁性体層の上方にアモルファス状態の第2の酸化抑制層を形成するステップと、
前記第1の酸化抑制層と前記第1の磁性体層と前記中間層と前記第2の磁性体層と前記第2の酸化抑制層とに熱処理を行うステップと、
を含む、薄膜磁石の製造方法。 - 前記第1の磁性体層を形成する前記ステップにおいて、前記第1の磁性体層はアモルファス状態にあり、
前記第2の磁性体層を形成する前記ステップにおいて、前記第2の磁性体層はアモルファス状態にあり、
前記中間層を形成する前記ステップは、前記中間層を結晶化させて形成するステップを含み、
前記熱処理を行う前記ステップは、前記第1の磁性体層と前記第2の磁性体層とを結晶化させるように前記熱処理を行うステップを含む、請求項19に記載の薄膜磁石の製造方法。 - 前記第1の磁性体層を形成する前記ステップは、前記基板の表面温度を400℃以下として前記第1の磁性体層を形成するステップを含み、
前記第2の磁性体層を形成する前記ステップは、前記基板の表面温度を400℃以下として前記第2の磁性体層を形成するステップを含み、
前記中間層を形成する前記ステップは、前記基板の表面温度を400℃以下として前記中間層を形成するステップを含み、
前記熱処理を行う前記ステップは、前記基板の表面温度を500℃以上として前記第1の酸化抑制層と前記第1の磁性体層と前記中間層と前記第2の磁性体層と前記第2の酸化抑制層とに前記熱処理を行うステップを含む、請求項19に記載の薄膜磁石の製造方法。
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