Nanoscopic Investigation of Magnetic Thin Films by Means of Magnetic Force Microscopy Technique

• Authors: A. Sikora , M. Ozimek , W. Wilczyński
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In the article the results of the research aimed at the recognition of the correlation between the Ni-Fe film thickness and its magnetic domain structures are described. Magnetic thin films were prepared by pulse magnetron sputtering. Obtained thin film thicknesses were in the range of 47.6-326.0 nm. Magnetic domain structures were imaged using magnetic force microscopy. In order to obtain quantitative description of magnetic domains images, the algorithms designed for topography parameters determination were applied, enabling the comparison of specific factors related to the magnetic properties of the samples. Utilized approach provided the analysis of the impact of sputtering parameters on the morphological and magnetic properties of obtained films.

Keywords

EN

81.15.Cd   68.37.Rt   75.70.Kw  

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 129
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 1226-1229

Dates

published

2016-06

received

2015-08-07

(unknown)

2016-02-29

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.129.1226