Micromagnetism in (001) magnetite by spin-polarized low-energy electron microscopy

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 130, Issue , 2013, Pages 77-81

  de la Figuera, Juan ^a   Vergara, Lucía ^a   N'Diaye, Alpha T ^b   Quesada, Adrian ^c   Schmid, Andreas K ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE CERÁMICA Y VIDRIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Low energy electron microscopy; Magnetic oxides; Magnetite; Spin polarized low energy electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

DOMAIN WALL STRUCTURES; LOW ENERGY ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MAGNETIC DOMAIN PATTERNS; MAGNETIC OXIDES; MAGNETIZATION VECTOR; SPIN-POLARIZED LOW ENERGY ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; SURFACE ORIENTATION; SURFACE TERMINATION;

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETITE;

ELECTRONS;

MAGNETITE;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; CONTACT ANGLE; CRYSTAL; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETISM; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPIN POLARIZED LOW ENERGY ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84880846894     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: 18792723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2013.02.020     Document Type: Article

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