Magnetic domain structures of focused ion beam-patterned cobalt films using scanning ion microscopy with polarization analysis | Zendy

Jian Li | Zendy; C. Rau | Zendy

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Magnetic domain structures of focused ion beam-patterned cobalt films using scanning ion microscopy with polarization analysis

Author(s) -

Jian Li,

C. Rau

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

journal of applied physics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.699

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1089-7550

pISSN - 0021-8979

DOI - 10.1063/1.1689433

Subject(s) - focused ion beam , magnetic force microscope , materials science , magnetic domain , magnetization , polarization (electrochemistry) , cobalt , single domain , scanning electron microscope , microscopy , ion beam , ion , nuclear magnetic resonance , optics , magnetic field , chemistry , composite material , metallurgy , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics

Studies of magnetic domain distributions in patterned magnetic materials are of pivotal importance in the areas of ultrahigh density magnetic recording, MRAM design, and miniaturized magnetic sensor arrays. Scanning ion microscopy with polarizationanalysis (SIMPA) is used to perform in situ topographic and magnetic domain imaging and focused ion beam(FIB) patterning. For FIB-patterned 30 nm thick Co films, it is found that rectangular Co bars of sizes between 10–30 μm exhibit S type, whereas circular shaped magnetic elements show C type micromagnetic magnetization patterns. It is shown that SIMPA provides a simple way to directly identify different micromagnetic domain patterns

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