Magnetic domains and demagnetizing fields in FeTb thin films

Lanchava, B. and Hoffmann, Horst (1998) Magnetic domains and demagnetizing fields in FeTb thin films. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, 31 (16). pp. 1991-1997. ISSN 0022-3727, 1361-6463

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Abstract

The magnetic properties of 500 Angstrom thick Fe1-xTbx amorphous thin films with 0.16 < x < 0.35 have been studied experimentally. All films possess a strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) with an anisotropy constant K-U approximate to 3 x 10(5) J m(-3). Using a polar Kerr microscope, the magnetic domain patterns in the samples with different values of the compositional parameter x were observed, revealing strong correlations between the domain shapes and the magnetic parameters of the films. In order to explain the experimental observations a micromagnetic model of domain growth on a two-dimensional hexagonal grid is developed. By means of an FFT algorithm with periodic boundary conditions an adequate description of the demagnetizing field distribution was achieved. The model allows us to calculate both the domain patterns and the hysteresis loops, showing good agreement with the experimental observations. Both the experimental and the theoretical studies demonstrate that the closeness to the compensation point (x = x(c)) is the decisive factor controlling the micromagnetic behaviour of the firms.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: TRANSITION-METAL ALLOYS; REVERSAL
Subjects: 500 Science > 530 Physics
Divisions: Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 16 Feb 2023 10:11
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2023 10:11
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/49586

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