Abstract
The application of transmission electron microscope and three-dimensional atom probe microanalysis was used to study the magnetic materials. The microstructure and composition play a critical role in determining the magnetic and transport properties of these materials. It was observed that these materials are inhomogeneous on the nm scale which implies that they need to be analyzed on a comparable scale.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 53-58 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials |
| Volume | 242-245 |
| Issue number | PART I |
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| State | Published - Apr 2002 |
Funding
This study has been supported by funding from Hewlett-Packard Labs, Palo Alto, and by Seagate Technology, Minneapolis. We acknowledge the collaboration with Dr. A. Cerezo and Dr. D.J. Larson n the 3DAP work, and we are grateful to the American Institute of Physics for permission to reproduce Figs. 4 and 5 , and to Prof. G.D.W. Smith for provision of laboratory space.
Keywords
- Interface structure
- Magnetisation reversal
- Spin valves
- Transmission electron microscope
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics