Abstract
We report on mesoscopic Hall sensors allowing accurate magnetization studies of submicron or nanometer-sized samples over a wide temperature range. Even at 300 K, the probes can reliably resolve local changes in dc field of ≈ 1 G with spatial resolution of ≈ 1 μm, which corresponds to a flux sensitivity of less than 0.1 φ0 (φ0 = h/e is a flux quantum). The resolution increases 100 times at temperatures below 80 K. The capabilities of new micromagnetometers are demonstrated by measuring nm-scale movements of individual domain walls in a ferromagnet.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 123-130 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | International Journal of Nanoscience |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2004 |
Keywords
- Hall probes
- Micromagnetometry