Moreno, Roberto, Jenkins, Sarah, Skeparovski, Aleksandar et al. (4 more authors) (2021) Role of anti-phase boundaries in the formation of magnetic domains in magnetite thin films. Journal of physics : Condensed matter. 175802. ISSN 1361-648X
Abstract
Anti-phase boundaries (APBs) are structural defects which have been shown to be responsible for the anomalous magnetic behaviour observed in different nanostructures. Understanding their properties is crucial in order to use them to tune the properties of magnetic materials by growing APBs in a controlled way since their density strongly depends on the synthesis method. In this work we investigate their influence on magnetite (Fe$_3$O$_4$) thin films by considering an atomistic spin model, focusing our study on the role that the exchange interactions play across the APB interface. We conclude that the main atypical features reported experimentally in this material are well described by the model we propose here, confirming the new exchange interactions created in the APB as the responsible for this deviation from bulk properties.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Funding Information: The financial support of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Grant No. EPSRC EP/P022006/1) is gratefully acknowledged. Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd. |
Keywords: | atomistic spin simulations,magnetite,thin films |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Physics (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jul 2021 08:00 |
Last Modified: | 10 Dec 2024 00:18 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/abe26c |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1088/1361-648X/abe26c |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:175975 |
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