Altering magnetostrictive strain pathways via morphology of spontaneously aligned domains
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-3-2011
Department
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Abstract
In contrast to the use of a mazelike (randomly oriented) magnetic domain morphology or the application of a prestress, it is shown that spontaneously aligned domain morphology is capable of reducing the switching fields and producing a variety of magnetostriction strain pathways that are otherwise not possible by conventional materials approaches (composition and microstructure) alone. Using phase field micromagnetic microelastic modeling, the underlying magnetic domain evolution and the resultant strain behavior of giant magnetostriction materials with uniaxial magnetic anisotropy is explained by analyzing elastostatic interactions across domain walls arising from magnetostriction-induced strain mismatch. © 2011 American Physical Society.
Publication Title
Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Recommended Citation
Jin, Y. M.,
&
Chopra, H.
(2011).
Altering magnetostrictive strain pathways via morphology of spontaneously aligned domains.
Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics,
84(14).
http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.84.140401
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