Thick electroplated Co-rich Co–Pt micromagnet arrays for magnetic MEMS

Wang, N., and Arnold, D.P., "Thick electroplated Co-rich Co–Pt micromagnet arrays for magnetic MEMS," IEEE Trans. Magn., Vol. 44, No. 11, pp 3969-3972, November 2008. (Abstract)

Abstract: Photolithographically-defined patterned arrays of Co-rich Co–Pt permanent magnets with thicknesses up to 10 μm were fabricated by aqueous electrodeposition. These micromagnets exhibited strong perpendicular magnetic performance while being deposited at low temperatures (65 °C) and without the need for post-deposition annealing. Co–Pt magnet arrays grown 10 μm-thick on textured Cu (111) seed layers on Si (110) substrates exhibited coercivities of 330 kA/m (4.1 kOe) and energy products 69 kJ/m3. Additionally, magnets deposited 8 μm-thick on untextured Cu seed layers on standard Si (100) substrates exhibited coercivities up to 260 kA/m (3.3 kOe) and energy products up to 27 kJ/m3. The high magnetic performance and process integrability of these permanent magnet arrays make them well suited for the development of magnetic microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).