Complementary atomic force microscopy and magnetic force microscopy study for the magnetic transition of cobalt clusters onto gold substrates



Título del documento: Complementary atomic force microscopy and magnetic force microscopy study for the magnetic transition of cobalt clusters onto gold substrates
Revista: Revista mexicana de física
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000438989
ISSN: 0035-001X
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Física, Ciudad de México. México
2Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, Pachuca, Hidalgo. México
3Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Ciudad de México. México
Año:
Periodo: Ene-Feb
Volumen: 66
Número: 1
País: México
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, teórico
Resumen en inglés Atomic and magnetic force microscopy were employed in order to investigate the local magnetic state of individual cobalt clusters electrode-posited onto gold electrodes. The analysis indicated that the diameter of the clusters was similar regardless of the potential formation, or growth stage, but the height and surface coverage changed as the potential augmented. Individual examination of the clusters showed that the height determined the magnetic transition from the single to the multi domain state. By using a theoretical single-domain ferromagnetic model in terms of the clusters dimensions, the magnetic exchange constant at different potential voltages was obtained, which was higher than the cobalt bulk value. In addition, a micromagnetic simulation study was employed to validate the experimental results, and it correctly confirmed the experimental magnetic transition. Moreover a fcc crystalline structure and some insights of the clusters growth mechanism on the gold surface were inferred from the results
Disciplinas: Física y astronomía
Palabras clave: Física de materia condensada,
Cobalto,
Electrodeposición,
Microscopía de fuerza magnética,
Domnios magnéticos,
Modelado micromagnético
Keyword: Condensed matter physics,
Cobalt,
Electrodeposition,
Magnetic force microscopy,
Magnetic domains,
Micromagnetic modelling
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