B20-type FeGe on Ge(1 0 0) prepared by pulsed laser melting
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Abstract
B20-type FeGe is one of the noncentrosymmetric materials hosting magnetic skymions. In this work, we have prepared B20-type FeGe films by pulsed laser melting of metal Fe deposited on Ge(1 0 0). The formation of the B20 phase is confirmed by X-ray diffraction. The FeGe samples show a superparamagnetic behavior and their blocking temperatures increase with increasing the pulsed laser energy density. We conclude that this phenomenon is due to the increased grain size of the B20-type FeGe with increasing laser energy density. The presented method can be used to obtain different B20-type transition metal germanides and silicides, which can be magnetic skyrmion-hosting materials for spintronics.
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| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 167981 |
| Journal | Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials |
| Volume | 532 |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Aug 2021 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
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- B20 phase, FeGe, Pulsed laser melting, Superparamagnetism