%0 journal article
%@ 0295-5075
%A Michels, A., Elmas, M., Doebrich, F., Ames, M., Markmann, J., Sharp, M., Eckerlebe, H., Kohlbrecher, J., Birringer, R.

%D 2009
%J Europhysics Letters

%P 47003 
%R doi:10.1209/0295-5075/85/47003
%T Porosity-induced spin disorder in nanocrystalline inert-gas–condensed iron
%U https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/85/47003
 
%X We report magnetization and magnetic neutron scattering measurements on nanocrystalline Fe which was prepared by means of the inert-gas condensation technique. Depending on the compaction pressure applied during the synthesis procedure (0.5–1.8 GPa), the resulting Fe samples contain porosity with volume fractions between about 20–35%. We provide evidence that the spin disorder which is associated with porosity has a strong influence on magnetic properties, and it gives rise to a characteristic clover-leaf–shaped angular anisotropy in the elastic-magnetic-scattering cross-section.