A series of multilayers of Co36Fe46B18/SiO2 were fabricated by DC/RF magnetron sputtering,and further post-annealed in vacuum magnetic field at 200℃ for 2 h. The results show that the microstructures and electromagnetic properties of Co36Fe46B18/SiO2 multilayer films can be altered by varying the thickness of CoFeB and the process of annealing. High permeability along with high magnetic loss in the GHz frequency range is achieved in the optimized discontinuous multilayer films. Both real and imaginary parts of the complex permeability are larger than 260 at 1.6 GHz for this film,and the resistivity is as high as 1.4 mΩ·cm. The discontinuous Co36Fe46B18/SiO2 multilayers are supposed to serve as the microwave absorbers and EMI shielding materials in GHz range.
A new method of the modifying factor for determining the broadband complex permeability of magnetic thin films,was proposed. Based on the measurement technology of shot-end microstrip line and the new modify factor,a series of FeCo-based magnetic thin films deposited on the oxidized silicon substrates and with an in-plane uniaxial anisotropy were measured in the frequency range of 0.5-5 GHz. The results fit well with the Landau-Lifchitz-Gilbert theory in a broad frequency range.
