Uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in epitaxial α‐Fe() films |
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| Authors: | Yutian Wang Fengzhen Lv Oliver Brandt Jens Herfort Cunxu Gao Desheng Xue |
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| Institution: | 1. Key Lab for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P. R. China;2. Paul‐Drude‐Institut für Festk?rperelektronik, Berlin, Germany |
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| Abstract: | The magnetic anisotropy of epitaxial, high‐index Fe( ) films is investigated. The strength of the in‐plane uniaxial magnetic anisotropy increases monotonically with the inclination angle φ between Fe(001) and Fe( ). This increase is demonstrated to be caused by the cubic magnetocrystalline anisotropy and not by surface‐ or interface‐related effects. |
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| Keywords: | Magnetic anisotropy crystal symmetry Fe molecular beam epitaxy |
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