Abstract
The mechanism of magnetization reversal in magnetite single crystals was studied using site-specific magnetic sensitive diffraction anomalous near-edge structure. By exploiting the angular dependence of the cross section, we are able to show that the mechanism of reversal involves a mixture of coherent rotation and domain formation. The results reveal additional details to that provided by XMCD measurements, which average over nonequivalent sites.
- Received 7 November 2005
- Corrected 20 April 2006
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.73.144416
©2006 American Physical Society
Corrections
20 April 2006