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Magnetic anisotropies and magnetization reversal of the Co2Cr0.6Fe0.4Al Heusler compound

J. Hamrle, S. Blomeier, O. Gaier, B. Hillebrands, R. Schafer, M. Jourdan

cond-mat.mtrl-sciarXiv:cond-mat/0606542

Abstract

Magnetic anisotropies and magnetization reversal properties of the epitaxial Heusler compound Co2Cr0.6Fe0.4Al (CCFA) deposited on Fe and Cr buffer layers are studied. Both samples exhibit a growth-induced fourfold anisotropy, and magnetization reversal occurs through the formation of stripy domains or 90 degree domains. During rotational magnetometric scans the sample deposited on Cr exhibits about 2 degree sharp peaks in the angular dependence of the coercive field, which are oriented along the hard axis directions. These peaks are a consequence of the specific domain structure appearing in this particular measurement geometry. A corresponding feature in the sample deposited on Fe is not observed.

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