Near-field imaging of ultrathin magnetic films with in-plane magnetization
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Optimizing Magnetic Force Microscopy Resolution and Sensitivity to Visualize Nanoscale Magnetic Domains
Published on: July 20, 2022
W Dickson1, S Takahashi, R Pollard
1School of Mathematics and Physics, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, U.K.
Abstract:
A new approach to near-field magneto-optical imaging was developed capable of visualization of in-plane magnetization of ultrathin magnetic structures. The approach relies on the magneto-optical effect specific for thin magnetic layers and employs near-field transmission measurements of longitudinal and/or transverse magneto-optical effect arising from the presence of thin film interfaces. The near-field magneto-optical contrast of in-plane domain structure of ultrathin Co film has been demonstrated in different polarization configurations.
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