Enhanced magnetic anisotropy energy density for superparamagnetic particles of cobalt

被引:30
作者
Hickey, BJ [1 ]
Howson, MA [1 ]
Greig, D [1 ]
Wiser, N [1 ]
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[1] BAR ILAN UNIV,DEPT PHYS,RAMAT GAN,ISRAEL
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1996年 / 53卷 / 01期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.53.32
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We use our measurements of the magnetization and the magnetoresistance for very small superparamagnetic particles of Co to obtain the low-temperature value of the magnetic anisotropy energy density, C approximate to 3x10(8) erg/cm(3). This is nearly two orders of magnitude larger than the corresponding value for C for bulk Co. The enormous enhancement of C for very small particles of Co is consistent with results previously reported for very small particles of Fe and of FeNi.
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