Response Function Study of a New Kind of Multilayer-Coated Tip for Magnetic Force Microscopy

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 40, Issue 1 I, 2004, Pages 97-100

  Shen, Yatao ^a,b   Wu, Yihong ^a,c  

^a DATA STORAGE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b Veeco Asia Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Magnetic force microscopy tip; Multilayer coating; Resolution

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETISM; CARBON NANOTUBES; COATING TECHNIQUES; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; SCANNING; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

FERROMAGNETIC LAYERS; MAGNETIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (MFM);

MULTILAYERS;

EID: 1342265512     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2003.821128     Document Type: Article

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