A method to prepare epitaxial layers of ordered alloys by sputtering is described. The B2-ordered FeRh compound is used as an example, as it displays a metamagnetic transition that depends sensitively on the degree of chemical order and the exact composition of the alloy.
Le Graët, C., de Vries, M. A., McLaren, M., Brydson, R. M., Loving, M., Heiman, D., Lewis, L. H., Marrows, C. H. Sputter Growth and Characterization of Metamagnetic B2-ordered FeRh Epilayers. J. Vis. Exp. (80), e50603, doi:10.3791/50603 (2013).