Low-temperature growth of perpendicular FePt films

L[1.sub.0] FePt films with high perpendicular coercivity were successfully fabricated by using [Cr.sub.65][Mo.sub.15][Mn.sub.20] underlayers with subsequent forming gas (At 95% + [H.sub.2] 5%) annealing. To adjust the strain energy and the orientation of FePt, Fe and Pt intermediate layers were used. Samples annealed at 275[degrees] C with thin Pt layers ( Index Terms--[Cr.sub.65]M[o.sub.15][Mn.sub.20], FePt, forming gas annealing, perpendicular media.