Lorentz electron microscopy studies of magnetization reversal processes in epitaxial Fe(001) films
| Autor: | C. Daboo, R. Ploessl, J. A. C. Bland, J. N. Chapman, M. Gester, E. Gu, L. M. Brown |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Physics. 76:6440-6442 |
| ISSN: | 1089-7550 0021-8979 |
| DOI: | 10.1063/1.358248 |
| Popis: | The magnetic domain structure and microscopic magnetization reversal processes in epitaxial Fe/GaAs(001) films with cubic anisotropy and in‐plane easy axes have been investigated by a Lorentz microscope equipped with a magnetizing stage. For the films of a few hundred angstroms thickness we observe the single domain remanent state predicted for a two‐dimensional film but find that domains play a crucial role in the magnetic reversal process. For reversal along the in‐plane 〈110〉 directions (hard axes), magnetization reversal proceeds via a combination of coherent rotation and displacements of weakly pinned 90° domain walls at critical fields. For magnetization reversal along the in‐plane 〈100〉 directions (easy axes), an irregular checkerboard domain structure develops at the critical field and both 180° and 90° domain walls coexist. The reversal of the domains with magnetization vector opposite to the applied field direction takes place by a combination of two 90° reorientations. We discuss how these processes are related to the magnetic anisotropies present in the film and the macroscopic M‐H hysteresis curves. |
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