Temperature-driven changes of order and magnetism in FePd thin films and thin foil

FePd thin films (thickness: 50 nm, co-sputtered or co-deposited by molecular beam epitaxy) and bulk foil (cold-rolled to 10 μm thickness) were studied during isochronal heat treatment. The influence of thermal treatment on X-ray diffraction, electrical resistivity (in-plane) and magnetization (in-plane and out-of-plane) are compared in the different systems.