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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.
Unguris, J.
, Scheinfein, M.
, Celotta, R.
and Pierce, D.
(1989),
Magnetic Microstructure of the (0001) Surface of the HCP Cobalt, Applied Physics Letters
(Accessed December 3, 2023)