Surface magnetic contribution in zinc ferrite thin films studied by element-And site-specific XMCD hysteresis-loops

Element-And site-specific magnetic hysteresis-loops measurements on a zinc ferrite (ZnFe2O4) thin film were performed by X-ray magnetic circular dichroism. Results show that iron in octahedral and tetrahedral sites of spinel structure are coupled antiferromagnetically between them, and when magnetic...

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Autores: Mendoza Zélis, Pedro, Pasquevich, Gustavo Alberto, Salcedo Rodriguez, Karen Lizeth, Sánchez, Francisco Homero, RodrÍguez Torres, Claudia Elena
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Argentina
Recursos:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/71578
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/71578
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Maghemite Nanoparticles
Surface Anisotropy
Xmcd Hysteresis-Loops
Zinc Ferrite
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Resumo:Element-And site-specific magnetic hysteresis-loops measurements on a zinc ferrite (ZnFe2O4) thin film were performed by X-ray magnetic circular dichroism. Results show that iron in octahedral and tetrahedral sites of spinel structure are coupled antiferromagnetically between them, and when magnetic field is applied the magnetic moment of the ion located at octahedral sites aligns along the field direction. The magnetic measurements reveal a distinctive response of the surface with in-plane anisotropy and an effective anisotropy constant value of 12.6 kJ/m3. This effective anisotropy is due to the combining effects of demagnetizing field and, volume and surface magnetic anisotropies KV =3.1 kJ/m3 and KS =16 μJ/m2.