For the first time, the problem of studying the response of the domain structure of ferrimagnetic films to nonuniform steady-state temperature fields is posed. The results of the investigation of the domain structure of amorphous Gd-Co films placed in a "centrosymmetric" temperature field with a temperature gradient lying in the film plane are presented. The domain structure is shown to qualitatively and quantitatively reflect the gradient and symmetry of the temperature field created by a (conditionally) point heat source. The principal quantitative parameters that characterize the temperature gradient are the spacing of the labyrinthine domain structure and the coercive force of domain walls.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)270-277
Number of pages8
JournalPhysics of Metals and Metallography
Volume82
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 1996

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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