Square hysterisis loop SmCo5films synthesized by selectively thermalized sputtering

Samples of the SmCo 1:5 compound have been directly crystallized by sputtering onto heated substrates with and without an applied inplane field of 1.75 kOe during sputtering. The c-axis of the 1:5 phase is rigidly aligned into the film plane. The inplane field during sputtering has been used to preferentially align the c-axis within the film plane. The films are highly textured with the