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First order phase transition in MnAs nanodisks
Author(s) -
Jenichen B.,
Kaganer V. M.,
Takagaki Y.,
Herrmann C.,
Ploog K. H.,
Dudzik E.,
Feyerherm R.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
physica status solidi (a)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.532
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1862-6319
pISSN - 1862-6300
DOI - 10.1002/pssa.200675656
Subject(s) - condensed matter physics , hysteresis , ferromagnetism , materials science , epitaxy , phase transition , elastic energy , phase (matter) , magnetic hysteresis , diffraction , nanotechnology , magnetization , chemistry , magnetic field , optics , thermodynamics , physics , layer (electronics) , quantum mechanics , organic chemistry
The first order phase transition between ferromagnetic α‐MnAs and paramagnetic β‐MnAs in nanoscale disks etched out of an epitaxial MnAs film on GaAs(001) is studied by means of X‐ray diffraction and magnetic force microscopy. The temperature hysteresis loop is observed to be expanded with decreasing disk size. The hysteresis is absent in the original continuous epitaxial film from which the disks are fabricated. The hysteresis is explained as a competition between the energy gain due to the phase transition and the energy loss due to the elastic strain. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)