2012Journal of Applied PhysicsOpen access

Secondary resonance magnetic force microscopy

Suguru Tanaka, Azuma Yasuo, Yutaka Majima

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In this study, we have developed secondary resonance magnetic force microscopy (SR-MFM) for imaging alternating magnetic fields from a sample surface at the secondary resonant frequency of the magnetic cantilever at the same time as the topographic image. SR-MFM images of alternating magnetic fields diverging from the main pole in a driving perpendicular magnetic recording head are presented, and the divergence and convergence of the fields are discussed. The spatial resolution of SR-MFM is estimated to be 18 nm; this is 2.5 times smaller than that of conventional MFM.

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In this study, we have developed secondary resonance magnetic force microscopy (SR-MFM) for imaging alternating magnetic fields from a sample surface at the secondary resonant frequency of the magnetic cantilever at the same time as the topographic image. SR-MFM images of alternating magnetic fields diverging from the main pole in a driving perpendicular magnetic recording head are presented, and the divergence and convergence of the fields are discussed. The spatial resolution of SR-MFM is estimated to be 18 nm; this is 2.5 times smaller than that of conventional MFM.

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In this study, we have developed secondary resonance magnetic force microscopy (SR-MFM) for imaging alternating magnetic fields from a sample surface at the secondary resonant frequency of the magnetic cantilever at the same time as the topographic image. SR-MFM images of alternating magnetic fields diverging from the main pole in a driving perpendicular magnetic recording head are presented, and the divergence and convergence of the fields are discussed. The spatial resolution of SR-MFM is estimated to be 18 nm; this is 2.5 times smaller than that of conventional MFM.

Key concepts: Magnetic force microscope, Magnetic resonance force microscopy, Magnetic resonance microscopy, Magnetic field, Cantilever, Non-contact atomic force microscopy, Atomic force acoustic microscopy, Image resolution

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