Temperature-dependent Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy Studies of a Thin Permalloy Film

Abstract

We used magnetic resonance force microscopy (MRFM) to study a 50 nm thick continuous Permalloy film. We mechanically measured the ferromagnetic resonance signal in the temperature range between 10 and 70 K in the presence of a static magnetic field applied normal to the surface of the film. The measurements show a decrease of the ferromagnetic resonance field with increasing temperature. We attribute this behavior to the temperature-dependent changes of the saturation magnetization. Our experiments demonstrate the potential of MRFM to perform quantitative ferromagnetic resonance measurements as a function of temperature.

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Keywords
Magnetization measurement, Magnetic resonance, Scanning electron microscopy, Saturation moments, External field, Ferromagnetic resonance, Superconducting quantum interference devices, Ferromagnetic materials, Magnetic films, Permalloys
Citation
Nazaretski, E., et al. (2007): Temperature-dependent Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy Studies of a Thin Permalloy Film, Journal of Applied Physics, 101(7).