Magnetic domain evolution in permalloy mesoscopic dots

Author

Hirohata, A. ; Leung, H.T. ; Xu, Y.B. ; Yao, C.C. ; Lee, W.Y. ; Bland, J.A.C. ; Holmes, S.N.

Author_Institution

Cavendish Lab., Cambridge Univ., UK

Volume

35

Issue

5

fYear

1999

fDate

9/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

3886

Lastpage

3888

Abstract

Permalloy (Ni₈₀Fe₂₀) squares (30 nm thick and w μm wide; 1⩽w⩽200 μm) and circular disks (30 nm thick and r μm diameter; 1⩽r⩽200 μm) prepared on a GaAs(100) substrate were observed in both their demagnetized and remanent states by magnetic force microscopy (MFM) associated with non-contact atomic force microscopy (NC-AFM). The squares (2⩽w μm) exhibited conventional closure domains and the corner plays a very important role in creating new walls. The circular disks, on the other hand, formed either vortex domain (5⩽r⩽20 μm) or multi-domain (50⩽r μm) states. The magnetization rotation is observed by MFM to change according to the size and shape of the elements. The MFM observations are supported by micromagnetic calculations which confirm the effect of the corner on the domain wall formation

Keywords

Permalloy; atomic force microscopy; magnetic domain walls; magnetic force microscopy; magnetisation; mesoscopic systems; quantum dots; 30 nm; GaAs; GaAs(100) substrate; Ni₈₀Fe₂₀; closure domains; demagnetized state; magnetic force microscopy; magnetization rotation; mesoscopic dots; micromagnetic calculations; multi-domain states; noncontact AFM; permalloy; remanent state; vortex domain states; Atomic force microscopy; Demagnetization; Iron; Magnetic domain walls; Magnetic domains; Magnetic force microscopy; Magnetic forces; Magnetization; Micromagnetics; Shape;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.800697

Filename

800697