Moment determination of magnetic force microscope tips by imaging superparamagnetic films

J. Vergara, P. Eames, C. Merton, V. Madurga, E. D. Dahlberg

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Abstract

A method to determine the monopole and dipole magnetic moment, for a magnetic force microscope (MFM) tip was presented. The method was based on imaging a superparamagnetic film and fitting the observations to the calculated tip-sample interaction energy derivatives. The value of the magnetic field at the apex of a commercial MFM tip was found to be 40 kA/m. The experimental results were compared with the calculation of the response of the MFM tip due to the interactions with the magnetization of a superparamagnetic film, using a simple model.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1156-1158
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume84
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 16 2004

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