A study of the magnetic structure of magnetic force microscope tips using transmission electron microscopy

1991 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 770-771
Author(s):  
S. McVitie ◽  
U. Hartmann
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Magnetic Force Microscopy ◽  
Magnetic Force ◽  
Measured Signal ◽  
Magnetic Systems ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Electrolytic Etching ◽  
Quantitative Basis

Magnetic force microscopy (MFM) has become an important tool in the investigation of the micromagnetic structure of magnetic systems. The interaction of stray magnetic field from a sample with a sharp magnetic tip is measured as the tip is scanned across the surface of the sample. Characterisation of the tip-sample interaction is of paramount importance if the measured signal obtained by MFM is to be put on a quantitative basis. In this paper we describe the preliminary results obtained by studying MFM tips using the Lorentz techniques of transmission electron microscopy.The MFM tips were prepared from 25nm thick Ni wire by an electrolytic etching and polishing technique which produces tips with a sharp apex of radius <100nm. The nature of the tips meant that only the very end of the tips were thin enough to be observed using 200kV electrons in TEM.

Magnetic vortices in tridimensional nanomagnetic caps observed using transmission electron microscopy and magnetic force microscopy

2008 ◽  
Vol 77 (22) ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcio M. Soares ◽  
Emilio de Biasi ◽  
Letícia N. Coelho ◽  
Maurício C. dos Santos ◽  
Fortunato S. de Menezes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Magnetic Force Microscopy ◽  
Magnetic Force ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Magnetic Vortices ◽  
Transmission Electron

scholarly journals The Domain and Microstructure of Resin-Bonded Magnets

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2849
Author(s):  
Marcin Jan Dośpiał
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Domain Structure ◽  
Grain Size Distribution ◽  
Exchange Interactions ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Scanning Electron

This paper presents domain and structure studies of bonded magnets made from nanocrystalline Nd-(Fe, Co)-B powder. The structure studies were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), Mössbauer spectroscopy and X-ray diffractometry. On the basis of performed qualitative and quantitative phase composition studies, it was found that investigated alloy was mainly composed of Nd2(Fe-Co)14B hard magnetic phase (98 vol%) and a small amount of Nd1.1Fe4B4 paramagnetic phase (2 vol%). The best fit of grain size distribution was achieved for the lognormal function. The mean grain size determined from transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images on the basis of grain size distribution and diffraction pattern using the Bragg equation was about ≈130 nm. HRTEM images showed that over-stoichiometric Nd was mainly distributed on the grain boundaries as a thin amorphous border of 2 nm in width. The domain structure was investigated using a scanning electron microscope and metallographic light microscope, respectively, by Bitter and Kerr methods, and by magnetic force microscopy. Domain structure studies revealed that the observed domain structure had a labyrinth shape, which is typically observed in magnets, where strong exchange interactions between grains are present. The analysis of the domain structure in different states of magnetization revealed the dynamics of the reversal magnetization process.

A comparison of domain images obtained for nanophase alloys by magnetic force microscopy and high resolution Lorentz electron microscopy

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 3349-3351 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.R.J. Gibbs ◽  
M.A. Al-Khafaji ◽  
W.M. Rainforth ◽  
H.A. Davies ◽  
K. Babcock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Magnetic Force Microscopy ◽  
Magnetic Force ◽  
Force Microscopy

Defect-Engineered Graded GexSi1-x Buffers on Si (001) with Extreme Low Threading Dislocation Density

1995 ◽  
Vol 378 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Kissinger ◽  
T. Morgenstern ◽  
G. Morgenstern ◽  
H. B. Erzgräber ◽  
H. Richter
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Atomic Force Microscopy ◽  
Dislocation Density ◽  
Threading Dislocation ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Dislocation Densities ◽  
Threading Dislocation Density

AbstractStepwise equilibrated graded GexSii-x (x≤0.2) buffers with threading dislocation densities between 102 and 103 cm−2 on the whole area of 4 inch silicon wafers were grown and studied by transmission electron microscopy, defect etching, atomic force microscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy.

scholarly journals Spore Coat Architecture of Clostridium novyi NT Spores

2007 ◽  
Vol 189 (17) ◽  
pp. 6457-6468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Plomp ◽  
J. Michael McCaffery ◽  
Ian Cheong ◽  
Xin Huang ◽  
Chetan Bettegowda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Anaerobic Bacterium ◽  
Amorphous Layer ◽  
Spore Coat ◽  
Experimental Animals ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Clostridium Novyi ◽  
Transmission Electron

ABSTRACT Spores of the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium novyi NT are able to germinate in and destroy hypoxic regions of tumors in experimental animals. Future progress in this area will benefit from a better understanding of the germination and outgrowth processes that are essential for the tumorilytic properties of these spores. Toward this end, we have used both transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy to determine the structure of both dormant and germinating spores. We found that the spores are surrounded by an amorphous layer intertwined with honeycomb parasporal layers. Moreover, the spore coat layers had apparently self-assembled, and this assembly was likely to be governed by crystal growth principles. During germination and outgrowth, the honeycomb layers, as well as the underlying spore coat and undercoat layers, sequentially dissolved until the vegetative cell was released. In addition to their implications for understanding the biology of C. novyi NT, these studies document the presence of proteinaceous growth spirals in a biological organism.

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