Title
Magnetotransport properties of microstructured AlCu2Mn Heusler alloy thin films in the amorphous and crystalline phase
Date Issued
2018
Access level
restricted access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Elsevier B.V.
Abstract
We have studied the resistance, magnetoresistance and Hall effect of AlCu2Mn Heusler alloy thin films prepared by flash evaporation on substrates cooled at 4He liquid temperature. The as-prepared samples were amorphous and were annealed stepwise to induce the transformation to the crystalline phase. The amorphous phase is metastable up to above room temperature and the transition to the crystalline phase was observed by means of resistance measurements. Using transmission electron microscopy, we have determined the structure factor S(K) and the pair correlation function g(r), both results indicate that amorphous AlCu2Mn is an electronic stabilized phase. The X-ray diffraction of the crystallized film shows peaks corresponding to the well ordered L21 phase. The resistance shows a negative temperature coefficient in both phases. The magnetoresistance (MR) is negative in both phases, yet larger in the crystalline state compared to the amorphous one. The magnetic properties were studied further by anomalous Hall effect measurements, which were present in both phases. In the amorphous state, the anomalous Hall effect disappears at temperatures below 175 K and is present up to above room temperature in the case of crystalline AlCu2Mn. © 2018 Elsevier B.V.
Start page
281
End page
287
Volume
456
Number
3
Language
English
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85042271345
Source
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
ISSN of the container
0304-8853
Sponsor(s)
J.B.-Q. and M.S. are supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) in the framework of Collaborative Research Center SFB 762 “Functionality of Oxide Interfaces”. J.Q.-M., is grateful to CIENCIACTIVA (CONCYTEC) for partial financial support through its Excellence Center Program Grant No. 195-2015-FONDECYT.
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