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We report on the growth of Mn5Ge3thin films on Ge(001) substrates following two methods: solid phase epitaxy (SPE) and reactive deposition epitaxy (RDE). We have varied the thickness of the films, in order to study the magnetization and anisotropy evolution. A strongly enhanced magnetization of 1580 kA m-1, compared to 1200 ± 150 kA m-1for films grown on Ge(111), has been measured on ultrathin films of 5 nm grown by RDE. Thicker films exhibited magnetizations <750 kA m-1. The films grown by SPE also exhibit strong magnetization of 1490 kA m-1and a drop of magnetization by increasing the film thickness. The effective magnetic anisotropy exhibits a more complex behavior: increases on the SPE films and decreases on the RDE films while increasing the thickness of the films. Magnetostatic and interfacial anisotropies were considered and calculated. The results are discussed in terms of the growth methods and microstructure of the films.
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A description of methods and computer programs for the prediction of "coupling properties" in axially-textured polycrystals is presented. Starting data are the single-crystal properties, texture and stereography. The validity and proper protocols for applying the Voigt, Reuss and Hill approximations to estimate coupling properties effective values is analyzed. Working algorithms for predicting mentioned averages are given. Bunge's symmetrized spherical harmonics expansion of orientation distribution functions, inverse pole figures and (single and polycrystals) physical properties is applied in all stages of the proposed methodology. The established mathematical route has been systematized in a working computer program. The discussion of piezoelectricity in a representative textured ferro-piezoelectric ceramic illustrates the application of the proposed methodology. Polycrystal coupling properties, predicted by the suggested route, are fairly close to experimentally measured ones.