Geometrically defined spin structures in ultrathin Fe₃O₄ with bulk like magnetic properties

We have grown high quality magnetite microcrystals free from antiphase boundaries on Ru(0001) by reactive molecular beam epitaxy, conserving bulk magnetic properties below 20 nm thickness. Magnetization vector maps are obtained by X-ray spectromicroscopy and compared with micromagnetic simulations....

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Autores: Ruiz Gómez, Sandra, Pérez García, Lucas, Mascaraque Susunaga, Arantzazu, Quesada, Adrian, Prieto, Pilar, Palacio, Irene, Martín García, Laura, Foerster, Michael, Aballe, Lucía, Figuera, Juan de la
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/12116
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/12116
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:538.9
Films
Behavior
Anisotropy
Cobalt
Iron
Física de materiales
Física del estado sólido
2211 Física del Estado Sólido
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Sumario:We have grown high quality magnetite microcrystals free from antiphase boundaries on Ru(0001) by reactive molecular beam epitaxy, conserving bulk magnetic properties below 20 nm thickness. Magnetization vector maps are obtained by X-ray spectromicroscopy and compared with micromagnetic simulations. The observed domain configurations are dictated purely by shape anisotropy, overcoming the possible influences of (magneto) crystalline anisotropy and defects, thus demonstrating the possibility of designing spin structures in ultrathin, magnetically soft magnetite at will.