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PINNING ENERGY OF DOMAIN WALLS IN MnZn FERRITE FILMS |
| V. H. Calle, F. Cuéllar, C. Calle, O. Marín, J. Roa-Rojas, D. Arias, O. Guzmán, J. Prado, M. E. Gómez, U.G. Volkmann, P.Prieto and A. Mendoza |
Mn Zn ferrite films deposited on (100) MgO substrates by rf sputtering technique with different
thicknesses ξ in the range of 30-450 nm were studied. AFM images show grain size increase as film
thickness increases. Grains with diameters between L ∼ 70 and 700 nm were observed. The mono and
multidomain regime in MnZn ferrite films and their effect on the pinning energy of domain walls are
observed via Magneto-optical Kerr Effect, MOKE. At ξ ∼ 300 nm, the coercive field, Hc, reaches a
maximum value of 80 Oe. This result indicates the existence of a multidomain regime associated to a
critical grain size, Lc. We used the Jiles-Atherton model (JAM) to discuss the experimental hysteresis
loops. The k pinning parameter obtained from JAM shows a maximum value of k/μo = 67 Am2 for grains
with Lc ∼ 529 nm. The total energy per unit area E was correlated with k and D. We found a simple
phenomenological relationship given by E α kD; where D is the magnetic domain width. |
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