title: Si(+) ion irradiation in a Co/Pt multilayer system.
abstract: This paper deals with a study of the effect of Si(+) ion irradiation on a Co/Pt multilayer system irradiated at different temperatures. The as-deposited and irradiated samples have been characterized using x-ray reflectivity (XRR), x-ray diffraction (XRD) and the magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE). X-ray reflectivity shows clear intermixing at the interfaces. The x-ray diffraction pattern shows that Si(+) ion irradiation at higher temperatures results in the formation of the CoPt(3) fcc phase with a small fraction of L1(0) phase. The mixing process is discussed in terms of recoil displacements induced by energy transfers from ions.
authors.affiliation: UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, University Campus, Khandwa Road, Indore-452 017, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kavita
authors.forename: V Raghavendra
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amirthapandian
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Panigrahi