Spin-Polarized STM Investigation of Magnetic Domain Walls

A. Kubetzka; O. Pietzsch; M. Bode; R. Ravlić; R. Wiesendanger

doi:10.12693/APhysPolA.104.259

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Acta Physica Polonica A

2003 | 104 | 3-4 | 259-268

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Spin-Polarized STM Investigation of Magnetic Domain Walls

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A. Kubetzka , O. Pietzsch , M. Bode , R. Ravlić , R. Wiesendanger

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The potential of spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy for the investigation of magnetism at the nanometer scale is demonstrated by focusing on magnetic domain walls. After reviewing different measurement modes it is shown that in addition to wall widths and positions the determination of their exact profiles provides further insight into the samples' magnetic properties.

Keywords

75.60.Ch 75.75.+a 68.37.Ef

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Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences

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Acta Physica Polonica A

Year

2003

Volume

104

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3-4

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259-268

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published

2003-09/10

received

2003-07-16

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10.12693/APhysPolA.104.259