Magnetic domain structure of a ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Mn)As observed with scanning probe microscopes

被引:21
作者
Fukumura, T
Shono, T
Inaba, K
Hasegawa, T
Koinuma, H
Matsukura, F
Ohno, H
机构
[1] Tokyo Inst Technol, Dept Innovat & Engineered Mat, Midori Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 2268502, Japan
[2] Tokyo Inst Technol, Mat & Struct Lab, Midori Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 2268503, Japan
[3] Tokyo Inst Technol, Frontier Collaborat Res Ctr, Midori Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 2268503, Japan
[4] COMET, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050044, Japan
[5] Tohoku Univ, Res Inst Elect Commun, Lab Elect Intelligent Syst, Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9808577, Japan
来源
PHYSICA E | 2001年 / 10卷 / 1-3期
基金
日本学术振兴会;
关键词
(Ga; Mn)As; magnetic domains; scanning Hall probe microscope; scanning SQUID microscope;
D O I
10.1016/S1386-9477(01)00068-6
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Magnetic domain structure of a ferromagnetic semiconductor, (Ga,Mn)As, is observed with a scanning Hall probe microscope and a scanning SQUID microscope at low temperature. The film with perpendicular magnetization has a maze pattern domain structure similar to those of conventional ferromagnetic materials, whereas the film with in-plane magnetization has unconventional domain structure that show random arrangement of the domains. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B,V, All rights reserved.
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页码:135 / 138
页数:4
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