Engineering the ferromagnetic domain size for optimized imaging of the pinned uncompensated spins in exchange-biased samples by magnetic force microscopy

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Joshi N., Özer S., Ashworth T., Stickar P., Romer S., Marioni M., ...Daha Fazla

Applied Physics Letters, cilt.98, sa.8, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 98 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1063/1.3559228
  • Dergi Adı: Applied Physics Letters
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Magnetic force microscopy (MFM) is able to image and quantify patterns of pinned uncompensated spins (UCS) in exchange-biased samples with high spatial resolution and submonolayer spin sensitivity. However, MFM can only detect magnetic moment distributions with spatial wavelengths within a certain range. Samples with large domains, homogeneous, or divergence-free magnetization fields are not accessible to MFM analysis. In this work we discuss the sample structure constraints placed by the requirement to measure UCS at high spatial resolution, and point out a method to engineer the size of the ferromagnetic domains accordingly. © 2011 American Institute of Physics.