Development of a scanning Hall probe microscope for simultaneous magnetic and topographic imaging

被引:6
作者
Fukumura, T
Sugawara, H
Kitazawa, K
Hasegawa, T
Nagamune, Y
Noda, T
Sakaki, H
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Dept Appl Chem, Tokyo, Japan
[2] Univ Tokyo, Dept Superconduct, Tokyo, Japan
[3] Japan Sci & Technol Corp, CREST, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 113, Japan
[4] Tokyo Inst Technol, Ctr Mat Design Mat & Struct Lab, Midori Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226, Japan
[5] Univ Tokyo, Adv Sci & Technol Res Ctr, Meguro Ku, Tokyo 153, Japan
[6] Res Dev Corp Japan, Quantum Transit Project, Meguro Ku, Tokyo 153, Japan
基金
日本学术振兴会;
关键词
Hall probe; tunneling; microscope; magnetism; surface;
D O I
10.1016/S0968-4328(99)00056-6
中图分类号
TH742 [显微镜];
学科分类号
摘要
A scanning Hall probe microscope that is capable of observing both topographic and magnetic images simultaneously has been developed by constructing a conducting needle, used for the scanning tunneling microscope (STM) measurements, adjacent to the Hall junction of 0.6 mu m square. The needle also enables the Hall probe to approach the sample without contact and to scan just above it with close proximity. Morphologies and local magnetic distributions on the surfaces of magnetic recording media, observed by our microscope, indicates that lateral spatial resolution is better than 1 mu m for both STM and magnetic measurements. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:575 / 578
页数:4
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