Comparison of h-BN and graphene layers as grain boundary materials for granular FePt-$\text{L}{1}_0$ thin films

B. S. D. Ch. S. Varaprasad, Chengchao Xu, Brandon Reese +3

Granular $\text{L}{1}_0$-FePt thin films with small columnar grains are essential for heat-assisted magnetic recording media. While hexagonal boron nitride(h-BN) has proven effective…