Magnetocrystalline anisotropy
= Magnetocrystalline anisotropy
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Magnetocrystalline anisotropy (MCA) refers to the dependence of a material's magnetic properties on the crystallographic orientation of its crystalline structure. In other words, it describes how the energy associated with magnetization varies based on the direction of the magnetic moment within a crystal.