Element-resolved study on the evolution of magnetic response in FexN compounds

Yu Chun Chen; Dominik Gölden; Imants Dirba; Meng Jie Huang; Oliver Gutfleisch; Peter Nagel; Michael Merz; Stefan Schuppler; Gisela Schütz; Lambert Alff; Eberhard Goering

doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2019.166219

Element-resolved study on the evolution of magnetic response in Fe_xN compounds

Yu Chun Chen, Dominik Gölden, Imants Dirba, Meng Jie Huang, Oliver Gutfleisch, Peter Nagel, Michael Merz, Stefan Schuppler, Gisela Schütz, Lambert Alff, Eberhard Goering

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A systematic XMCD analysis was performed to study the evolution of magnetic moments of overall Fe atoms in α′-Fe_xN thin films. It was found that the spin and orbital moments of overall Fe 3d shell of α′-Fe_xN increase gradually along c-axis with increasing nitrogen fraction. We showed that the magnetocrystalline anisotropy of α′-Fe_xN compounds is associated with corresponding orbital anisotropy of Fe 3d shell. No clear p-d hybridization between Fe and N elements was discovered in the current experimental systems, suggesting that lattice expansion has a sufficient influence on magnetic performance of α′-Fe₈N compounds.

Original language	English
Article number	166219
Journal	Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Volume	498
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2019.166219
State	Published - 15 Mar 2020
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Element-resolved study on the evolution of magnetic response in Fe_xN compounds

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