Magnetically induced/enhanced coarsening in thin films
arXiv:1909.00527 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.023404
Abstract
External magnetic fields influence the microstructure of polycrystalline materials. We explore the influence of strong external magnetic fields on the long time scaling of grain size during coarsening in thin films with an extended phase-field-crystal model. Additionally, the change of various geometrical and topological properties is studied. In a situation which leads to stagnation, an applied external magnetic field can induce further grain growth. The induced driving force due to the magnetic anisotropy defines the magnetic influence of the external magnetic field. Different scaling regimes are identified dependent on the magnetization. At the beginning, the scaling exponent increases with the strength of the magnetization. Later, when the texture becomes dominated by grains preferably aligned with the external magnetic field, the scaling exponent becomes independent of the strength of the magnetization or stagnation occurs. We discuss how the magnetic influence change the effect of retarding or pinning forces, which are known to influence the scaling exponent. We further study the influence of the magnetic field on the grain size distribution (GSD), next neighbor distribution (NND) as well as grain shape and orientation. If possible, we compare our predictions with experimental findings.
arXiv comment7 pages, 6 figures (final version)
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