scholarly journals Lorentz transmission electron microscopy and magnetic force microscopy characterization of NiFe/Al-oxide/Co films

2002 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 780-784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew C. C. Yu ◽  
Chester C. H. Lo ◽  
Amanda K. Petford-Long ◽  
David C. Jiles ◽  
Terunobu Miyazaki
Author(s):  
S. McVitie ◽  
U. Hartmann

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.


2008 ◽  
Vol 77 (22) ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcio M. Soares ◽  
Emilio de Biasi ◽  
Letícia N. Coelho ◽  
Maurício C. dos Santos ◽  
Fortunato S. de Menezes ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 1186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessio Morelli ◽  
Sriram Venkatesan ◽  
George Palasantzas ◽  
Bart J. Kooi ◽  
Jeff De Hosson

AbstractThe piezoelectric properties of PTO thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition are investigated with piezoresponse force microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The as-grown films exhibit upward polarization, and inhomogeneous distribution of piezoelectric characteristics. The data obtained reveal imprint during piezoresponse force microscopy measurements, nonlinearity in the piezoelectric deformation, and limited retention loss. Moreover, transmission electron microscopy shows the presence of defects near the film/substrate interface, which can be associated with the variations of piezoelectric properties.


2008 ◽  
Vol 47 (7) ◽  
pp. 5330-5332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Harui ◽  
Hidetoshi Tamiya ◽  
Takanobu Akagi ◽  
Hideto Miyake ◽  
Kazumasa Hiramatsu ◽  
...  

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