The magnetic behavior of cubic B20 crystal structure FeSi thin film has been previously probed at macroscopic level using a magnetometer. The results revealed ferromagnetic state with significant hysteresis. This is contrary to the bulk with the same cubic B20 crystal structure that is paramagnetic. The origin of ferromagnetism in thin films in contrast to paramagnetism in the bulk is unclear and unexplained. Electron spin resonance technique (ESR) was used as a tool to characterize the magnetic behavior of FeSi thin films at microscopic level. With ESR technique, B20 crystalline FeSi show...
The magnetic behavior of cubic B20 crystal structure FeSi thin film has been previously probed at macroscopic level using a magnetometer. The results ...