Asylum AFMs Study Materials Under Variable Applied Magnetic Fields
Magnetic nanostructures are a vibrant field of research, not only for data storage but also for next-generation logic elements. Learn how magnetic force microscopy (MFM) under applied magnetic fields is enabling new insights.
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Learn about Asylum AFM tools for MFM:
Operating principles of magnetic force microscopy
Capabilities of the Variable Field Module for both in-plane and out-of-plane magnetic fields
Automation of MFM measurements using scripting to capture domain evolution as a function of the applied magnetic field strength
These capabilities are illustrated by two case studies:
Systematic study of domain structure in a Co/Ni thin film that exhibits perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA)
Direct observation of magnetic skyrmions under applied fields, a feat previously only possible with costly, time-consuming scanning x-ray transmission microscopy (STXM) at a synchrotron facility