Bourne, Henry2016-04-222016-04-221966Wu, Hei-Hau. "Anisotropy control of Ni-Fe films." (1966) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/89663">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/89663</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/89663This paper presents a technique to control the anisotropy of nickel-iron films by appropriate masking during deposition. Because of the demagnetizing effect, the resulting anisotropy is increased if ridges representing thickness variations are formed along the easy axis and is decreased if ridges are perpendicular to the easy axis. Low-anisotropy films may be applicable in thin film memories because of small driving fields and fast responses. A theoretical model is postulated to explain this effect. Some numerical calculations and experimental data confirm the predicted phenomenon.29 ppengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.ThesisRICE0694reformatted digitalThesis E.E. 1966 WU