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Magnetic coupling in highly-ordered NiO/Fe3O4(110): Ultrasharp magnetic interfaces vs. long-range magnetoelastic interactions
We present a laterally resolved X-ray magnetic dichroism study of the
magnetic proximity effect in a highly ordered oxide system, i.e. NiO films on
Fe3O4(110). We found that the magnetic interface shows an ultrasharp
electronic, magnetic and structural transition from the ferrimagnet to the
antiferromagnet. The monolayer which forms the interface reconstructs to
NiFe2O4 and exhibits an enhanced Fe and Ni orbital moment, possibly caused by
bonding anisotropy or electronic interaction between Fe and Ni cations. The
absence of spin-flop coupling for this crystallographic orientation can be
explained by a structurally uncompensated interface and additional
magnetoelastic effects
Role of the Surface Energy for the Formation of the Domain Structure at Magnetoelastic Phase Transition
The formation of the domain structure during magnetic ordering in the pure antiferromagnet with the rotational (non-180°) domains can be treated as thermodynamically preferable if the free energy of the sample is minimized with the account of surface energy. The analogy between the role of magnetostatic energy in ferromagnets and surface energy of antiferromagnet is traced. The behavior of the domain structure and macroscopic strain tensor in the external magnetic field is investigated