access icon free Study on Magnetic Domain Structure of Co/Pt Dots Array

Co/Pt multilayer dots arrays with 580-nm periodicity were fabricated using Laser interference lithography (LIL) and an ion-beam milling technique. We obtained uniform dots arrays with a large area by optimizing the exposure parameters and improving exposure conditions. We obtained their shapes and magnetic domain structures and investigated using an Atomic force microscope (AFM) and Magnetic force microscope (MFM). The AFM and MFM images show: 1) when their size is smaller than 400nm, the dots are in single-domain state and their shape tends to be circular; and 2) when their size is greater than 400nm, the dots are in multi-domain state and they tend to form squares. The dots arrays possibly can be used in nano-scale magnetic storage.

Inspec keywords: magnetic structure; platinum; atomic force microscopy; milling; cobalt; magnetic force microscopy; ion beam lithography; magnetic domains; magnetic multilayers; nanofabrication

Other keywords: magnetic force microscope; AFM; uniform dots arrays; laser interference lithography; nano-scale magnetic storage; multilayer dots arrays; magnetic domain structure; CoPt; atomic force microscope; MFM; ion-beam milling technique

Subjects: Low-dimensional structures: growth, structure and nonelectronic properties; Nanometre-scale semiconductor fabrication technology; Methods of nanofabrication and processing; Lithography (semiconductor technology); Spin arrangements in magnetically ordered materials

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