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Magnetic Microstructure of the (0001) Surface of the HCP Cobalt

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Author(s)

John Unguris, M Scheinfein, Robert Celotta, Daniel T. Pierce

Abstract

The magnetic domain structure of the (0001) surface of a hcp cobalt crystal was investigated using scanning electron microscopy with polarization analysis (SEMPA). This is the first observation by SEMPA of both out-of-plane and in-plane magnetization components. The perpendicular magnetization imaged with SEMPA showed a branched structure very similar to that previously observed by magneto-optic Magneto-Optic Microscopy. In addition, a previously unobserved in-plane magnetic substructure was measured. The in-plane magnetization is divided into well-defined submicron domains that appear to reflect the sixfold symmetry of the crystal surface.
Citation
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
55
Issue
24
Pub Type
Journals
Nanomagnetics

Citation

Unguris, J. , Scheinfein, M. , Celotta, R. and Pierce, D. (1989), Magnetic Microstructure of the (0001) Surface of the HCP Cobalt, Applied Physics Letters (Accessed October 22, 2025)

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Created December 31, 1988, Updated October 12, 2021
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