Factors affecting magnetic properties of evaporated iron films

Abstract The factors determining the magnetic properties of iron films evaporated from an evaporation source positioned around a novel rotating cryostat (RC) system have been discussed. Results show all films exhibit isotropic behaviour when the RC system is stationary irrespective of the types of substrates used. However, when the RC is rotated, the films produced on kapton™ generally show a slight in-plane anisotropy.