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Magnetic imaging with spin-polarized low-energy electron microscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2010

N. Rougemaille  and
A. K. Schmid
N. Rougemaille*
Affiliation:
Institut Néel, CNRS & Université Joseph Fourier, BP 166, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
A. K. Schmid
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
*
nicolas.rougemaille@grenoble.cnrs.fr
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Abstract

Spin-polarized low-energy electron microscopy (SPLEEM) is a technique for imaging magnetic microstructures at surfaces and in thin films. In this article, principles, advantages and limitations of SPLEEM are reviewed. Several recent studies illustrate how SPLEEM can be used to investigate spin reorientation transition phenomena, to determine magnetic domain configurations in low-dimensional structures, or to explore physics of magnetic couplings in layered systems. The work highlights the capability of the technique to reveal in situ and in real time quantitative information on micromagnetic configurations and structure-property relationships. In addition, spectroscopic reflectivity measurements with spin-polarized low-energy electron beams can be a useful tool to probe spin-dependent unoccupied band structure of magnetic materials and electronic properties of buried magnetic interfaces.

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The European Physical Journal - Applied Physics , Volume 50 , Issue 2 , May 2010 , 20101
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