Magnetization reversal in micron-sized stripes of epitaxial (110) YFe2 films
Magnetization reversal in micron-sized stripes of epitaxial (110) YFe2 films
Arrays of micron-sized stripes of epitaxial (110) Laves phase YFe2 films have been fabricated using a UV laser direct write system and etching process. The magnetization reversal of the stripe arrays in the sample plane is investigated by magneto-optical Kerr magnetometry. The measured MO Kerr hysteresis loops reveal that a uniaxial magnetic anisotropy can be induced in the materials by the shape of the stripes. The easy axis is found to be rigidly confined parallel to the length axis of the stripe and the hard axis is perpendicular to it. This is correlated with the induced uniaxial anisotropy which dominates the intrinsic four-fold magnetocrystalline anisotropy of the cubic Laves phase structure.
75.30.Gw, 75.60.Jk, 75.75.+a, 78.20.Ls
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Wang, K.
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Martin, K.N.
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Morrison, C.G.
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Ward, R. C. C.
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Bowden, G.J.
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de Groot, P.A.J.
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December 2006
Wang, K.
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Martin, K.N.
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Morrison, C.G.
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Ward, R. C. C.
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Bowden, G.J.
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de Groot, P.A.J.
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Wang, K., Martin, K.N., Morrison, C.G., Ward, R. C. C., Bowden, G.J. and de Groot, P.A.J.
(2006)
Magnetization reversal in micron-sized stripes of epitaxial (110) YFe2 films.
Physica Status Solidi (A), 203 (15), .
(doi:10.1002/pssa.200622284).
Abstract
Arrays of micron-sized stripes of epitaxial (110) Laves phase YFe2 films have been fabricated using a UV laser direct write system and etching process. The magnetization reversal of the stripe arrays in the sample plane is investigated by magneto-optical Kerr magnetometry. The measured MO Kerr hysteresis loops reveal that a uniaxial magnetic anisotropy can be induced in the materials by the shape of the stripes. The easy axis is found to be rigidly confined parallel to the length axis of the stripe and the hard axis is perpendicular to it. This is correlated with the induced uniaxial anisotropy which dominates the intrinsic four-fold magnetocrystalline anisotropy of the cubic Laves phase structure.
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Published date: December 2006
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75.30.Gw, 75.60.Jk, 75.75.+a, 78.20.Ls
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