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Domain structure in main crystallographic planes of orthoferrites at spin reorientation
Author(s) -
Ges' A. P.,
Fedotova V. V.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
kristall und technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0023-4753
DOI - 10.1002/crat.19810160405
Subject(s) - condensed matter physics , materials science , nucleation , anisotropy , terbium , orthoferrite , atmospheric temperature range , crystallography , samarium , spin structure , crystal structure , magnetization , chemistry , antiferromagnetism , physics , optics , thermodynamics , magnetic field , inorganic chemistry , optoelectronics , quantum mechanics , luminescence
The behaviour peculiarities of the domain structure of the single crystal samarium‐terbium‐erbium and samarium‐terbium‐thulium orthoferrites in the spin reorientation range in three crystallographic planes (001), (110) and (100) are investigated. In the (001)‐plane the temperature‐induced bubble domain lattice formation is observed. The formation kinetics of these domains is similar to the process of nucleation and that of growth with spontaneous crystallization. In the (110) plane the inclined domains formation is noted. The canting angle depends on temperature at spin reorientation. The values of remagnetization fields are measured as a function of temperature in the indicated crystallographic planes. From the measured changes of the domain structure the temperature dependences of the first anisotropy constant and the domain wall density are determined.