Magnon contribution to the magnetoresistance of iron nanowires deposited using pulsed electrodeposition
Philip Sergelius, Josep M Montero Moreno, Martin Waleczek, Tim Böhnert, Detlef Görlitz, Kornelius Nielsch
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This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: P. Sergelius, J. M. Montero Moreno, M. Waleczek, T. Böhnert, D. Görlitz, K. Nielsch, Phys. Status Solidi RRL, 2015, DOI: 10.1002/pssr.201510057 which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pssr.201510057/abstract
Iron nanowires with a square cross section are grown by pulsed electrodeposition within a newly developed nanochannel template that allows for easy characterization. Measurements of the magnetoresistance as a function of magnetic field and temperature are performed within a large parameter window allowing for the investigation of the magnonic contribution to the magnetoresistance of electrodeposited iron nanowires. Values for the temperature dependent magnon stiffness D(T) are extracted.
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