Engineering coercivity in YFe2 dominated DyFe2/YFe2 superlattice by patterning
Wang, K., Martin, K.N., Morrison, C.G., Ward, R.C.C., Bowden, G.J. and de Groot, P.A.J. (2007) Engineering coercivity in YFe2 dominated DyFe2/YFe2 superlattice by patterning. Applied Physics A, 86, (3), 325-328. (doi:10.1007/s00339-006-3791-x).
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Single crystal 400 nm thick Laves phase [20 Å DyFe2/80 Å YFe2]40 superlattice have been grown by MBE with a (110) growth direction. VSM measurements performed at room temperature with an applied field range of ±1.2×105 Oe, directed along the [001] direction, reveal a unique single-phase-liked ferrimagnetic behavior. A dominant exchange spring behavior is revealed by MOKE measurement along the [–110] direction. Furthermore, for striped arrays patterned along the [001] direction with height-to-width ratio of 0.05, a shape anisotropy of the order of 104 erg/cm3 is induced, resulting into a pronounced change of coercivity due to the comparable magnitude with intrinsic anisotropies. The results demonstrate the feasibility of engineering both single-phase-liked and exchange-spring magnet behavior in Laves phase epitaxial hard/soft superlattices by patterning.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0947-8396 (print) 1432-0630 (electronic) |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Item ID: | 143967 |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jun 2010 13:40 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 10:20 |
| Contributors: | Wang, K. (Author) Martin, K.N. (Author) Morrison, C.G. (Author) Ward, R.C.C. (Author) Bowden, G.J. (Author) de Groot, P.A.J. (Author) |
| Date: | March 2007 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/143967 |
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