Abstract
Magnetic force microscope Co spike tips with lateral magnetic resolution of 10 nm have been prepared. The Co spikes are grown by electron beam induced deposition of Co from Co 2(CO) 8 gas precursor. The high resolution Co spikes are fabricated at the spot of a tightly focused electron beam on the tip of commercial atomic force microscope cantilevers. Qualitative investigations indicate that a spike grown on a planar base of Co improves the signal to noise.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 093711 |
Journal | Review of Scientific Instruments |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research and the MRSEC Program of the National Science Foundation under Award No. DMR-0819885.