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Imaging of magnetic domains with scanning tunneling optical microscopy

  • P. Bertrand
  • , L. Conin
  • , C. Hermann
  • , G. Lampel
  • , J. Peretti
  • , V. I. Safarov
  • Aix Marseille Université

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Abstract

Near field magneto-optical images of magnetic domains in ferromagnetic soft garnet films have been obtained with a scanning tunneling optical microscope working in total reflection geometry with shear-force control of the tip-to-sample distance. In this geometry a magneto-optical contrast is observed for the first time between domains of opposite magnetization without using modulation techniques. When applying a static or alternating external magnetic field, the magneto-optical images provide the location of domain wall pinning points.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6834-6836
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume83
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1998

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