Master's Thesis
Characterization of magnetic nanostructures by magnetic force microscopy
Final Thesis 9.72 MBAuthor of thesis: Dr. Ing. Michal Staňo
Acad. year: 2013/2014
Supervisor: Ing. Michal Urbánek, Ph.D.
Reviewer: Mgr. Aliaksei Vetushka, Ph.D.
Abstract:The thesis deals with magnetic force microscopy of soft magnetic nanostructures, mainly NiFe nanowires and thin-film elements such as discs. The thesis covers almost all aspects related to this technique - i.e. from preparation of magnetic probes and magnetic nanowires, through the measurement itself to micromagnetic simulations of the investigated samples. We observed the cores of magnetic vortices, tiny objects, both with commercial and our home-coated probes. Even domain walls in nanowires 50 nm in diameter were captured with this technique. We prepared functional probes with various magnetic coatings: hard magnetic Co, CoCr and soft NiFe. Hard probes give better signal, whereas the soft ones are more suitable for the measurement of soft magnetic structures as they do not influence significantly the imaged sample. Our probes are at least comparable with the standard commercial probes. The simulations are in most cases in a good agreement with the measurement and the theory. Further, we present our preliminary results of the probe-sample interaction modelling, which can be exploited for the simulation of magnetic force microscopy image even in the case of probe induced perturbations of the sample.
Magnetic force microcopy, probe, soft magnetic nanostructure, magnetic vortex, nanowire, micromagnetic simulation
Date of defence
23.06.2014
Result of the defence
Defended (thesis was successfully defended)
Grading
A
Language of thesis
Czech
Faculty
Department
Study programme
Applied Sciences in Engineering (N3901-2)
Field of study
Physical Engineering and Nanotechnology (M-FIN)
Composition of Committee
prof. RNDr. Tomáš Šikola, CSc. (předseda)
prof. RNDr. Miroslav Liška, DrSc. (místopředseda)
prof. RNDr. Bohumila Lencová, CSc. (člen)
prof. RNDr. Jiří Komrska, CSc. (člen)
prof. RNDr. Petr Dub, CSc. (člen)
prof. RNDr. Radim Chmelík, Ph.D. (člen)
prof. RNDr. Jiří Spousta, Ph.D. (člen)
prof. Ing. Ivan Křupka, Ph.D. (člen)
prof. RNDr. Pavel Zemánek, Ph.D. (člen)
RNDr. Antonín Fejfar, CSc. (člen)
Supervisor’s report
Ing. Michal Urbánek, Ph.D.
Grade proposed by supervisor: A
Reviewer’s report
Mgr. Aliaksei Vetushka, Ph.D.
Grade proposed by reviewer: A