Mn Zn ferrite films deposited on (100) MgO substrates by rf sputtering technique with different thicknesses ξ in the range of 30-450 nm were studied. AFM images show grain size increase as film thickness increases. Grains with diameters between L ∼ 70 and 700 nm were observed. The mono and multidomain regime in MnZn ferrite films and their effect on the pinning energy of domain walls are observed via Magneto-optical Kerr Effect, MOKE. At ξ ∼ 300 nm, the coercive field, H c , reaches a maximum value of 80 Oe. This result indicates the existence of a multidomain regime associated to a critical grain size, L c . We used the Jiles-Atherton model (JAM) to discuss the experimental hysteresis loops. The k pinning parameter obtained from JAM shows a maximum value of k/µ o = 67 Am 2 for grains with L c ∼ 529 nm. The total energy per unit area E was correlated with k and D. We found a simple phenomenological relationship given by E α kD; where D is the magnetic domain width.

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