The influence of the substrate Gd2(MoO4)3 ferroic phase transition on the magnetization of ferromagnetic nickel thin film was investigated using vibrating sample magnetometer. We have compared experimental results with micromagnetic simulations.
Our measurements showed strong magnetization change at Curie Point. We have shown by simulations, taking into consideration magnetoelastic contribution to free energy, that this phenomenon results from the strain-driven spin reorientation transitions.
