Strain-domain structure and stability diagrams for single-domain magnetic thin films

J. J. Wang; Jia Mian Hu; Long Qing Chen; Ce Wen Nan

doi:10.1063/1.4824165

Strain-domain structure and stability diagrams for single-domain magnetic thin films

J. J. Wang
, Jia Mian Hu
, Long Qing Chen
, Ce Wen Nan

Materials Science and Engineering

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Abstract

Strain effects on domain structures and thermal stability in single-domain magnetic thin films were studied using thermodynamic analysis. The strain-domain structure and stability diagrams were established and compared to several existing experimental results. The structure diagram displays various stable single-domain states under in-plane normal and/or in-plane shear strains by minimizing the free energy density whereas the stability diagram takes into account possible thermal excitations and hence illustrate the thermally stable magnetic single-domain states. The results improve the understanding of strain-magnetization correlation in magnetic thin films and provide useful insight for the development of strain-engineered magnetic nanostructures with novel functionalities.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	142413
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	103
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4824165
State	Published - Sep 30 2013

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