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Magnetic configurations in nanostructured Co2MnGa thin film elements

A De LuciaAlexander KronenbergMehran VafaeeLucia AballeSimone FinizioMartin JourdanKai LitziusMichael FoersterMathias KläuiBenjamin KrügerT. O. Menteş

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PhysicsCondensed matter physicsMagnetometerGeneral Physics and AstronomySpin structureengineering.materialHeusler compoundlaw.inventionCondensed Matter::Materials ScienceMagnetic anisotropyNuclear magnetic resonancelawMicroscopyengineeringThin filmAnisotropy constantAnisotropy

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The magnetic configuration of nanostructured elements fabricated from thin films of the Heusler compound Co2MnGa was determined by high-resolution x-ray magnetic microscopy, and the magnetic properties of continuous Co2MnGa thin films were determined by magnetometry measurements. A four-fold magnetic anisotropy with an anisotropy constant of kJ m−3 was deduced, and x-ray microscopy measurements have shown that the nanostructured Co2MnGa elements exhibit reproducible magnetic states dominated by shape anisotropy, with a minor contribution from the magneto-crystalline anisotropy, showing that the spin structure can be tailored by judiciously choosing the geometry.

https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/17/8/083030