Journal article
Magnetostriction and Magnetic Heterogeneities in Iron-Gallium
Nano-Microstructures in Materials, Materials Research Division, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark1
Materials Research Division, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark2
Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark3
University of Maryland, College Park4
National Institute of Standards and Technology5
Iron-gallium alloys Fe1-xGax exhibit an exceptional increase in magnetostriction with gallium content. We present small-angle neutron scattering investigations on a Fe0.81Ga0.19 single crystal. We uncover heterogeneities with an average spacing of 15 nm and with magnetizations distinct from the matrix.
The moments in and around the heterogeneities are observed to reorient with an applied magnetic field or mechanical strain. We discuss the possible roles played by nanoscale magnetic heterogeneities in the mechanism for magnetostriction in this material. © 2010 The American Physical Society
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2010 |
Pages: | 027202 |
ISSN: | 10797114 and 00319007 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.027202 |