Abstract
Continuum and layer-resolved calculations are used to investigate the spin structure in the vicinity of grain boundaries. Reduced exchange in the grain-boundary region gives rise to a quasidiscontinuity of the magnetization and yields a perturbation which decays exponentially inside the grains. An effective intergranular exchange is obtained as a micromagnetically well-defined function of the grain-boundary exchange, and it is discussed how grain boundaries affect the hysteresis loops of nanostructures.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2549-2551 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Magnetics |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 4 I |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2001 |
Event | 8th Joint Magnetism and Magnetic Materials -International Magnetic Conference- (MMM-Intermag) - San Antonio, TX, United States Duration: Jan 7 2001 → Jan 11 2001 |
Keywords
- Anisotropy
- Grain boundaries
- Intergranular exchange
- Thin films
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering