Pulsed laser ablation deposition of nanoparticulate Fe films: morphology and magnetic properties

Summary form only given. The deposition of nanoparticulate films formed by homogeneously sized particles having diameters in the range of the 10-20 nm will allow i) the analysis of the influence of the exchange and dipolar couplings on the hysteretical and relaxational properties of systems having controlled crystallochemical and morphological properties and ii) the evaluation of the use of that type of films as recording media. In this work we report on the preparation, morphology and hysteretic properties of nanoparticulate Fe films deposited using the pulsed laser ablation technique.