Novel 'writing' using magnetic force microscopy in ultrahigh vacuum

被引:4
作者
Wadas, A
Dreyer, M
Lohndorf, M
Wiesendanger, R
机构
[1] Institute of Applied Physics, Microstructure Research Center, University of Hamburg, 20355 Hamburg
关键词
D O I
10.1109/20.619659
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Circular magnetic domains have been nucleated on ultrathin Co films by controlled surface touching using magnetic force microscopy tip in ultrahigh vacuum The process of domain nucleation is due to strain induced perpendicular anisotropy on the surface of Co film, The smallest nucleated domain is 64 nm in diameter. The dependence of the size of the ''written'' domain on the time period of tip-sample contact has been measured.
引用
收藏
页码:4050 / 4052
页数:3
相关论文
共 10 条
[1]   FREQUENCY-MODULATION DETECTION USING HIGH-Q CANTILEVERS FOR ENHANCED FORCE MICROSCOPE SENSITIVITY [J].
ALBRECHT, TR ;
GRUTTER, P ;
HORNE, D ;
RUGAR, D .
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 1991, 69 (02) :668-673
[2]   EFFECT OF SUBMONOLAYER COVERAGE ON MAGNETIC-ANISOTROPY OF ULTRATHIN COBALT FILMS M/CO/AU(111) WITH M=AU, CU, PD [J].
BEAUVILLAIN, P ;
BOUNOUH, A ;
CHAPPERT, C ;
MEGY, R ;
OULDMAHFOUD, S ;
RENARD, JP ;
VEILLET, P ;
WELLER, D ;
CORNO, J .
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 1994, 76 (10) :6078-6080
[3]  
Bozorth R. M., 1951, FERROMAGNETISM
[4]   INFLUENCE OF ROUGHNESS ON MAGNETIC SURFACE ANISOTROPY IN ULTRATHIN FILMS [J].
CHANG, CR .
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 1992, 72 (02) :596-600
[5]   MAGNETOSTRICTIVE SURFACE ANISOTROPY OF EPITAXIAL MULTILAYERS [J].
CHANG, CR .
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 1993, 48 (21) :15817-15822
[6]   ANOMALOUS MAGNETIC-ANISOTROPY IN ULTRATHIN TRANSITION-METALS [J].
ENGEL, BN ;
WIEDMANN, MH ;
VANLEEUWEN, RA ;
FALCO, CM .
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 1993, 48 (13) :9894-9897
[7]   DOMAIN-WALL STRUCTURE IN PERMALLOY FILMS [J].
HUBER, EE ;
SMITH, DO ;
GOODENOUGH, JB .
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 1958, 29 (03) :294-295
[8]  
Lohndorf M, 1996, APPL PHYS LETT, V68, P3635, DOI 10.1063/1.115754
[9]   MAGNETIC IMAGING BY FORCE MICROSCOPY WITH 1000-A RESOLUTION [J].
MARTIN, Y ;
WICKRAMASINGHE, HK .
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 1987, 50 (20) :1455-1457
[10]   Magnetostatic interaction studied by force microscopy in ultrahigh vacuum [J].
Wadas, A ;
Dreyer, M ;
Lohndorf, M ;
Wiesendanger, R .
APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING, 1997, 64 (04) :353-355