Magnetoelastic Gilbert damping in magnetostrictive Fe${}_{0.7}$Ga${}_{0.3}$ thin films

William K. Peria, Xinjun Wang, Heshan Yu +3

We report an enhanced magnetoelastic contribution to the Gilbert damping in highly magnetostrictive Fe${}_{0.7}$Ga${}_{0.3}$ thin films. This effect is mitigated for perpendicular-to-p…