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This work gives an illustration of the viability of
FEBID to fabricate magnetic nano- and micro-structures
and it demonstrates that by means of a combination
of MOKE microscopy and MFM, one is able to analyze
the size and shape effects in individual magnetic cobalt
structures. With the help of our magnetic and functional
study, we are able to demonstrate that by using FEBID,
cobalt of uniform thickness and magnetic response can
be deposited over several micron-size areas, establishing
a most crucial ingredient of reliable structure and device
fabrication. Furthermore, we show the suitability of
FEBID to fabricate functional and complex 3-dimensional
magnetic structures. The issue of unintended secondary
deposits in FEBID is discussed, and a Xe-ion milling posttreatment
for its removal is proposed and demonstrated
as a successful pathway towards the fabrication of
functionally independent magnetic nano-structures.