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Magnetic force microscopy investigation of domain structures in Fe–x at. % Ga single crystals (12
Journal of Applied Physics
  • Feiming Bai, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • JieFang Li, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • D. Viehland, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • D. Wu, Iowa State University
  • Thomas A. Lograsso, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-21-2005
DOI
10.1063/1.1978971
Abstract
The domain structure of furnace-cooled (FC) and post-annealed (PA) Fe–x at. % Ga (x = 12, 20, and 25) crystals has been investigated by magnetic force microscopy. For both FC and PA Fe–12 at. % Ga, the domains were found to be well-aligned and oriented along the [100] direction. For Fe–20 at. % Ga, although a preferred [100] orientation remained, a difference in morphology was found between FC and PA conditions—in the PA condition, clear dendritic domains were observed. For both FC and PA Fe–25 at. % Ga, a much reduced [100] preferred domain orientation was found, the domain size was notably reduced, and dendrite formation was not observed.
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The following article appeared in Journal of Applied Physics 98 (2005): 023904 and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1978971.

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Citation Information
Feiming Bai, JieFang Li, D. Viehland, D. Wu, et al.. "Magnetic force microscopy investigation of domain structures in Fe–x at. % Ga single crystals (12" Journal of Applied Physics Vol. 98 Iss. 22 (2005) p. 023904
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