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Title: Dynamical freezing, magnetic ordering, and the magnetocaloric effect in nanostructured Fe/Cu thin films

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4948347· OSTI ID:1346726
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  1. Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB (Canada). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  2. National Chung Hsing Univ., Taichung (Taiwan). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)

We report dynamical freezing of Fe nanocrystallites in a Cu matrix with magnetic ordering of an FeCu interfacial phase provides a unique window into the magnetocaloric effect. The FeCu alloy altered the Fe nanocrystallite surface atoms, and with a magnetic ordering temperature comparable to the dynamical freezing temperature of the nanocrystallites enabled Fe surface atoms to contribute to the overall magnetization. Tuning the amount of interfacial alloy resulted in the control of the magnetic ordering temperature and the magnetocaloric properties.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC); Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1346726
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 108, Issue 17; ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 10 works
Citation information provided by
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