Abstract:
Magnetic anisotropy of needlelike single-crystal MnSb inclusions in an InSb matrix has been identified and investigated in the temperature range of 5 – 350 K. A power-law dependence of anisotropy constant $K(T)$ on saturation magnetization $M_S(T)$ is observed in granular InSb–MnSb samples in the temperature range of 5 – 350 K with exponent $n$ = 3.2 $\pm$ 0.4 in correspondence with the theories developed by Akulov, Zener, and the Callens.