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Finite-length Fe nanowire arrays: The effects of magnetic anisotropy energy, dipolar interaction and system size on their magnetic properties

Abstract:

In this study we report on the magnetic properties of finite-length Fe nanowire arrays. The samples are built from nanowires that exhibit different anisotropy directions. There are L h-long wires per side, which are separated from each other by a distance d. h and d vary in the ranges 0.7-40.0 nm and 2.0-20.0 nm, respectively. These features allow us to discuss the dependence of the magnetic properties on the direction of the anisotropy, and the length of the wires and the separation between them. The system's Hamiltonian is composed of (i) the magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy, which depends on the spin-orbit coupling; (ii) the dipolar interactions between the atomic magnetic moments comprising the wires (which give place to the shape anisotropy); (iii) the Zeeman interaction with an external magnetic field; and (iv) the dipolar interactions between the individual wires. We present and discuss the interesting non-monotonic dependences of the coercivity and remanence on the related parameters. We also discuss the interplay between size and the effects of dipolar and magnetic anisotropy energies. Our results indicate that the magnetic configurations and anisotropy properties can be tailored by tuning the length of the wires, their separation distances and the size of the arrays, which might be of interest for experiments in the field of technical applications.