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Magnetic Microstructure of Thin Films and Surfaces: Exploiting Spin-Polarized Electrons in the SEM and STM

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2012

D. T. Pierce ,
M. R. Scheinfein ,
J. Unguris  and
R. J. Celotta
D. T. Pierce
Affiliation:
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. 20899
M. R. Scheinfein
Affiliation:
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. 20899
J. Unguris
Affiliation:
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. 20899
R. J. Celotta
Affiliation:
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. 20899
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Abstract

Magnetic microstructure, that is the configuration of domains and domain walls in a magnetic material, is of both fundamental interest and of crucial importance for device applications. For example, the ultimate density of magnetic information storage is limited by the sharpness of a domain boundary. The magnetic microstructure of a thin film or surface depends sensitively on its physical structure which is strongly affected by sample preparation or growth. High resolution magnetization imaging is necessary to determine the domain configuration that occurs for a particular sample preparation and the changes that take place under external perturbations such as applied magnetic field, stress or temperature.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 151: Symposium G – Growth, Characterization and Properties of Ultrathin Magnetic Films and Multilayers , 1989 , 49
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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