中国物理B ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (12): 127502-127502.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/22/12/127502

所属专题： TOPICAL REVIEW — Magnetism, magnetic materials, and interdisciplinary research

• SPECIAL TOPIC --- Non-equilibrium phenomena in soft matters • 上一篇    下一篇

Fabrication, properties, and applications of flexible magnetic films

刘宜伟, 詹清峰, 李润伟   

  1. Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ningbo 315201, China
  • 收稿日期:2013-09-02 出版日期:2013-10-25 发布日期:2013-10-25
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11274321, 11174302, 11374312, and 11304326), the State Key Project of Fundamental Research of China (Grant Nos. 2012CB933004 and 2009CB930803), the Ningbo Science and Technology Innovation Team (Grant Nos. 2011B82004 and 2009B21005), and the Ningbo Natural Science Foundations (Grant No. 2013A610083).

Fabrication, properties, and applications of flexible magnetic films

Liu Yi-Wei (刘宜伟), Zhan Qing-Feng (詹清峰), Li Run-Wei (李润伟)   

  1. Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ningbo 315201, China
  • Received:2013-09-02 Online:2013-10-25 Published:2013-10-25
  • Contact: Zhan Qing-Feng, Li Run-Wei E-mail:zhanqf@nimte.ac.cn;runweili@nimte.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11274321, 11174302, 11374312, and 11304326), the State Key Project of Fundamental Research of China (Grant Nos. 2012CB933004 and 2009CB930803), the Ningbo Science and Technology Innovation Team (Grant Nos. 2011B82004 and 2009B21005), and the Ningbo Natural Science Foundations (Grant No. 2013A610083).

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摘要： Flexible magnetic devices, i.e., magnetic devices fabricated on flexible substrates, are very attractive in applications such as detection of magnetic field in an arbitrary surface, non-contact actuators, and microwave devices, due to their stretchable, biocompatible, light-weight, portable, and low cost properties. Flexible magnetic films are essential for the realization of various functionalities of flexible magnetic devices. To give a comprehensive understanding for flexible magnetic films and related devices, recent advances in the study of flexible magnetic films are reviewed, including fabrication methods, magnetic and transport properties of flexible magnetic films, and their applications in magnetic sensors, actuators, and microwave devices. Our aim is to foster a comprehensive understanding of these films and devices. Three typical methods have been introduced to prepare the flexible magnetic films, by deposition of magnetic films on flexible substrates, by a transfer and bonding approach or by including and then removing sacrificial layers. Stretching or bending the magnetic films is a good way to apply mechanical strain to them, so that magnetic anisotropy, exchange bias, coercivity, and magnetoresistance can be effectively manipulated. Finally, a series of examples is shown to demonstrate the great potential of flexible magnetic films for future applications.

关键词: flexible, magnetic films, strain

Abstract: Flexible magnetic devices, i.e., magnetic devices fabricated on flexible substrates, are very attractive in applications such as detection of magnetic field in an arbitrary surface, non-contact actuators, and microwave devices, due to their stretchable, biocompatible, light-weight, portable, and low cost properties. Flexible magnetic films are essential for the realization of various functionalities of flexible magnetic devices. To give a comprehensive understanding for flexible magnetic films and related devices, recent advances in the study of flexible magnetic films are reviewed, including fabrication methods, magnetic and transport properties of flexible magnetic films, and their applications in magnetic sensors, actuators, and microwave devices. Our aim is to foster a comprehensive understanding of these films and devices. Three typical methods have been introduced to prepare the flexible magnetic films, by deposition of magnetic films on flexible substrates, by a transfer and bonding approach or by including and then removing sacrificial layers. Stretching or bending the magnetic films is a good way to apply mechanical strain to them, so that magnetic anisotropy, exchange bias, coercivity, and magnetoresistance can be effectively manipulated. Finally, a series of examples is shown to demonstrate the great potential of flexible magnetic films for future applications.

Key words: flexible, magnetic films, strain

中图分类号:  (Magnetic properties of thin films, surfaces, and interfaces)

  • 75.70.-i
75.75.-c (Magnetic properties of nanostructures)