Equivalent circuits for FeCoZr-Al2O3 nanocomposite films deposited in argon and oxygen atmospheres

Abstract

The investigation of the equivalent circuits for granular nanocomposite films was performed according to the method of the impedance spectroscopy. The films, consisted of the Fe0.45Co0.45Zr0.10 ferromagnetic alloy nanoparticles embedded into amorphous dielectric alumina matrix, were deposited in pure argon or argon and oxygen mixture. The temperature dependences of active and reactive components in the equivalent circuits for the (Fe0.45Co0.45Zr0.10)x(Al2O3)(1-x) nanocomposite films are compared and analyzed. The presence of the inductive part in the equivalent circuits for the samples deposited in Ar gas below and beyond percolation threshold is shown. It is revealed that the equivalent circuits of the (Fe0.45Co0.45Zr0.10)x(Al2O3)(1-x) nanocomposites produced in argon + oxygen gas mixture show more strong inductive contribution than ones sputtered in pure argon.