doi:10.1063/1.4978209engPogorily, A.N.Kravets, A.F.Nevdacha, V.V.Podyalovskiy, D.Y.Ryabchenko, S.M.Kalita, V.M.Kulik, M.M.Lozenko, A.F.Vovk, A.Ya.Godinho, M.Maurel, L.Pardo, J.A.Magen, C.Korenivski, V.Magnetic anisotropy of epitaxial Co2Fe-Ge Heusler alloy films on MgO (100) substratesART-2017-99059Films of Co2Fe-Ge Heusler alloy with variable Ge concentration deposited on monocrystalline MgO (100) substrates by magnetron co-sputtering are investigated using microstructural, morphological, magnetometric, and magnetic resonance methods. The films were found to grow epitaxially, with island-like or continuous-layer morphology depending the Ge-content. The ferromagnetic resonance data versus out-of-plane and in-plane angle indicate the presence of easy plane and 4-fold in-plane anisotropy. The magnetometry data indicate additional weak 2-fold in-plane anisotropy and pronounced at low fields rotatable anisotropy. The observed magnetic anisotropy properties discussed in correlation with the microstructure and morphology of the films.2017http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/6165310.1063/1.4978209http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/61653oai:zaguan.unizar.es:61653AIP advances 7, 5 (2017), 055831 [5 pp]byhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess