Near-field imaging of ultrathin magnetic films with in-plane magnetization

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 194-198

  Dickson, W ^a   Takahashi, S ^a   Pollard, R ^a   Atkinson, R ^a   Zayats, A V ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic materials imaging; Ultrathin magnetic films

Indexed keywords

INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIC FILMS; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

FIELD TRANSMISSION; IN-PLANE MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETIC LAYERS; MAGNETIC MATERIAL IMAGING; MAGNETOOPTICAL IMAGING; NEAR FIELD IMAGING; NEAR FIELDS; NEW APPROACHES; ULTRA THIN MAGNETIC FILMS; ULTRA-THIN;

MAGNETIZATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; FILM; MAGNETISM; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THICKNESS;

EID: 0037354222     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2003.01112.x     Document Type: Article

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