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Magnetic stray fields of patterned permalloy structures investigated by photoemission electron microscopy

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Using a photoemission electron microscope we determined magnetic stray fields at the edges of permalloy (Ni80Fe20) particles. X-ray magnetic dichroism was used for visualization of magnetic domains. The values of the stray fields were deduced from the deflection of electrons in the image due to the Lorentz force. The stray fields are responsible for the magnetic interaction of adjacent particles with distances much larger than the thickness. The measured magnetic stray field is about 0.023 T for rectangular particles with a thickness of 30 nm and lateral sizes of tens of microns.

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  1. Institute of Physics, University Mainz, Staudingerweg 7, 55099, Mainz, Germany

    A. Krasyuk, S.A. Nepijko, A. Oelsner, H.J. Elmers & G. Schönhense

  2. Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, pr. Nauki 46, 03028, Kiev, Ukraine

    S.A. Nepijko

  3. Institute of Solid State Research IFF-6 “Electronic Properties”, Research Centre Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany

    C.M. Schneider

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Krasyuk, A., Nepijko, S., Oelsner, A. et al. Magnetic stray fields of patterned permalloy structures investigated by photoemission electron microscopy. Appl. Phys. A 88, 793–796 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-007-4085-7

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