Material with directional microstructure

A material, comprising:

• at least one first layer and at least one second layer, each of the at least one first layer and the at least one second layer comprising a plurality of domains, the domains of the at least one first layer being in contact with each other and the domains of the at least one second layer being in contact with each other, each domain being flattened in a second direction and elongated in a first direction normal to the second direction;
• at least one third layer between the at least one first layer and the at least one second layer, the at least one third layer comprising a plurality of domains, wherein the domains of an upper surface of the at least one third layer are deformed on upper surfaces thereof to engage and correspond to lower surfaces of the domains in the at least one first layer, and wherein the domains of a lower surface of the at least one third layer are deformed on lower surfaces thereof to engage and correspond to upper surfaces of the domains in the at least one second layer;
• wherein the flattened and elongated domains of the at least one first layer and the at least one second layer each define an anisotropic microstructure that facilitates a magnetic flux flow in the first direction;
• and
• wherein the domains of the at least one third layer define an electrically insulating boundary separating the at least one first layer from the at least one second layer.