Change in the sputtering of single-crystal nickel on going through the Curie point
Yurasova V.E., Chernysh V.S., Kuvakin M.V., Shelyakin L.B.
We investigate, for the first time, how the transition of a ferromagnet through the Curie point affects its cathode sputtering. It is observed that near the Curie point the sputtering coefficient of nickel changes abruptly, and a redistribution in the sputtering intensities along the different crystallographic directions takes place.