Arrays of nano-rings for magnetic storage applications

V. Metlushko1, U. Welp2, V. Vlasko-Vlasov2, G. Crabtree2, N. Zaluzec2, J. Hiller2, M. Grimsditch2, B. Ilic3, J. Bekaert4, V.V. Moshchalkov4, Y. Bruynseraede, J. Das5, J. De Boeck5, G. Borghs5, Xiaobin Zhu6, P. Grutter
1University of Illinois – Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
2Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
3Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
4Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
5Inter University Micro Electronics Center, Leuven, Belgium
6McGill University, Montreal, Que., Canada

Tóm tắt

We present the results of systematic characterization of arrays of small permalloy and cobalt ring elements with SQUID magnetization to determine the magnetic moment, with atomic force microscopy (AFM) and magnetic force microscopy (NUM) to determine the topography and the magnetic patterns inside the rings, and with high resolution scanning Hall probe, Lorentz microscopy and magneto-optical imaging to visualize the moment reversal process during a magnetization cycle.

Từ khóa

#Magnetic memory #Atomic force microscopy #Magnetic force microscopy #Magnetization #Cobalt #SQUIDs #Magnetic moments #Magnetic forces #Surfaces #Image resolution

Tài liệu tham khảo

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