Multifunctional L10‐Mn1.5Ga Films with Ultrahigh Coercivity, Giant Perpendicular Magnetocrystalline Anisotropy and Large Magnetic Energy Product

A new kind of multifunctional L1(0) -Mn(1.5)Ga film is demonstrated for the first time. These MBE-grown epitaxial films exhibit pronounced magnetic properties at room temperature, including ultrahigh perpendicular coercivity up to 42.8 kOe, giant perpendicular magnetic anisotropy with a maximum of 21.7 Merg/cm(3) and large magnetic energy products up to 2.60 MGOe, which allow various applications in ultrahigh density recording, spintronics, and permanent magnets.

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