Unveiling the different physical origins of magnetic anisotropy and magnetoelasticity in ga-rich fega thin films

The aim of this work is to clarify how in-plane magnetic anisotropy and magnetoelasticity depend on the thickness of Ga-rich FeGa layers. Samples with an Fe72Ga28 composition were grown by sputtering in the ballistic regime in oblique incidence. Although for these growth conditions uniaxial magnetic...

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Autores: Bartolomé, Pablo; Begué, A; Muñoz Noval, Álvaro; Ciria, M.; Ranchal Sánchez, Rocío
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Data de publicação:2020
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositório:Docta Complutense
Idioma:Inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/6105
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6105
Nível de acesso:Acesso aberto
Palavra-chave:538.9
Magnetostriction
Stress
Chemistry
Physical
Nanoscience
Nanotechnology
Materials Science
Multidisciplinary
Física de materiales
Física del estado sólido
2211 Física del Estado Sólido
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Resumo:The aim of this work is to clarify how in-plane magnetic anisotropy and magnetoelasticity depend on the thickness of Ga-rich FeGa layers. Samples with an Fe72Ga28 composition were grown by sputtering in the ballistic regime in oblique incidence. Although for these growth conditions uniaxial magnetic anisotropy could be expected, in-plane anisotropy is only present when the sample thickness is above 100 nm. By means of differential X-ray absorption spectroscopy, we have determined the influence of both Ga pairs and tetragonal cell distortion on the evolution of the magnetic anisotropy with the increase of FeGa thickness. On the other hand, we have used the cantilever beam technique with capacitive detection to also determine the evolution of the magnetoelastic parameters with the thickness increase. In this case, experimental results can be understood considering the grain distribution. Therefore, the different physical origins for anisotropy and magnetoelasticity open up the possibility to independently tune these two characteristics in Ga-rich FeGa films.