Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2011
The FeAlSi film magnetic anisotropy has been studied in relation to the residual stress and crystalline orientation. Experiments show that the magnetic anisotropy behavior depends on the geometrical location of the substrate with the target during the deposition. The main origin of the magnetic anisotropy is attributable to the magnetoelastic effect due to the residual stress anisotropy, which may be induced by the anisotropic incidence of sputtered particles to the substrate.