Large coercivity in nanostructured rare-earth-free MnxGa films
Large coercivity in nanostructured rare-earth-free MnxGa films
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DOI:
10.1063/1.3671329
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发表时间:
2011-11
影响因子:
4
通讯作者:
T. Nummy;S. Bennett;T. Cardinal;D. Heiman
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作者:
T. Nummy;S. Bennett;T. Cardinal;D. Heiman
The magnetic hysteresis of MnxGa films exhibit remarkably large coercive fields as high as μoHC = 2.5 T when fabricated with nanoscale particles of a suitable size and orientation. This coercivity is an order of magnitude larger than in well-ordered epitaxial film counterparts and bulk materials. The enhanced coercivity is attributed to the combination of large magnetocrystalline anisotropy and ∼50-100 nm size nanoparticles. The large coercivity is also replicated in the electrical properties through the anomalous Hall effect. The magnitude of the coercivity approaches that found in rare-earth magnets, making them attractive for rare-earth-free magnet applications.