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Magnetization
About: Magnetization is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 107872 publications have been published within this topic receiving 1969783 citations. The topic is also known as: magnetic polarization & magnetic induction.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a mathematical model of the hysteresis mechanisms in ferromagnets is presented based on existing ideas of domain wall motion including both bending and translation, which gives rise to a frictional force opposing the movement of domain walls.
1,989 citations
TL;DR: The relaxation processes of electrons and spins systems following the absorption of femtosecondoptical pulses in ferromagnetic nickel have been studied using optical and magneto-optical pump-probetechniques and the experimental results are adequately described by a model including three interacting reservoirs.
Abstract: The relaxation processes of electrons and spins systems following the absorption of femtosecond optical pulses in ferromagnetic nickel have been studied using optical and magneto-optical pump-probe techniques. The magnetization of the film drops rapidly during the first picosecond, but different electron and spin dynamics are observed for delays in the range 0--5 ps. The experimental results are adequately described by a model including three interacting reservoirs (electron, spin, and lattice).
1,920 citations
TL;DR: A striking interplay between ferroelectricity and magnetism in the multiferroic TbMn2O5 is reported, demonstrated by a highly reproducible electric polarization reversal and permanent polarization imprint that are both actuated by an applied magnetic field.
Abstract: Ferroelectric and magnetic materials are a time-honoured subject of study and have led to some of the most important technological advances to date. Magnetism and ferroelectricity are involved with local spins and off-centre structural distortions, respectively. These two seemingly unrelated phenomena can coexist in certain unusual materials, termed multiferroics1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11. Despite the possible coexistence of ferroelectricity and magnetism, a pronounced interplay between these properties has rarely been observed6,12. This has prevented the realization of multiferroic devices offering such functionality13. Here, we report a striking interplay between ferroelectricity and magnetism in the multiferroic TbMn2O5, demonstrated by a highly reproducible electric polarization reversal and permanent polarization imprint that are both actuated by an applied magnetic field. Our results point to new device applications such as magnetically recorded ferroelectric memory.
1,912 citations
TL;DR: By applying electric fields, the ability to externally control the properties of magnetic materials would be highly desirable from fundamental and technological viewpoints is demonstrated, particularly in view of recent developments in magnetoelectronics and spintronics.
Abstract: It is often assumed that it is not possible to alter the properties of magnetic materials once they have been prepared and put into use. For example, although magnetic materials are used in information technology to store trillions of bits (in the form of magnetization directions established by applying external magnetic fields), the properties of the magnetic medium itself remain unchanged on magnetization reversal. The ability to externally control the properties of magnetic materials would be highly desirable from fundamental and technological viewpoints, particularly in view of recent developments in magnetoelectronics and spintronics. In semiconductors, the conductivity can be varied by applying an electric field, but the electrical manipulation of magnetism has proved elusive. Here we demonstrate electric-field control of ferromagnetism in a thin-film semiconducting alloy, using an insulating-gate field-effect transistor structure. By applying electric fields, we are able to vary isothermally and reversibly the transition temperature of hole-induced ferromagnetism.
1,879 citations
01 Jan 1935
TL;DR: This chapter examines the distribution of magnetic moments in a ferromagnetic crystal and finds that if the crystal is placed in an external magnetic field, the boundaries between the layers begin to move so that the layers with magnetic moments parallel to the field become wider.
Abstract: Publisher Summary This chapter examines the distribution of magnetic moments in a ferromagnetic crystal. When the crystal is magnetized, the boundaries between the oppositely magnetized layers move so that the layers with one direction of magnetic moment grow at the cost of the layers with moments in the opposite direction. The presence of separate elementary regions, magnetized in opposite directions, is due only to the demagnetizing effect of the surface, and the number and dimensions of these regions are entirely determined by the dimensions of the body. The analysis of the preceding section gives only the distribution of the directions of the magnetic moments in the intermediate regions but gives nothing for determining the width of the layers. If the crystal is placed in an external magnetic field, which is directed parallel to the axis of easiest magnetization, the boundaries between the layers begin to move so that the layers with magnetic moments parallel to the field become wider.
1,866 citations