Effect of annealing on the magnetic states of FEBID-grown cobalt nanopatterns examined by off-axis electron holography.

Autor: Almeida T; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, U.K., McGrouther D; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, U.K., KovÁcs A; Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C), Peter Grünberg Institute, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany., Dunin-Borkowski R; Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C), Peter Grünberg Institute, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany., McVitie S; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, U.K.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of microscopy [J Microsc] 2020 Sep; Vol. 279 (3), pp. 217-221. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Feb 06.
DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12869
Abstrakt: The growth of cobalt nanopatterns (NPs) using focused electron-beam induced deposition (FEBID) for localised magnetic studies is presented. The initial FEBID products are shown to be polycrystalline and form hetero-structured core-shell NPs through surface oxidation. Off-axis electron holography is performed to reconstruct their morphology, thickness profile and image their individual magnetic vortex domain states. In situ annealing to 400°C promoted migration of the Co-overspray to grow the Co NPs and improved their crystallinity through coarsening, as well as induced diffusion of embedded carbon out of their surface. It is found that the change in their morphology and chemical instability under heating restricts their suitability for examining thermally induced magnetic variations. LAY DESCRIPTION: In this paper, electron microscopy is used to deposit magnetic cobalt nanopatterns and characterise the effect of in-situ heating on their chemistry, structure and magnetic properties. The electron beam of the secondary electron microscope is used to dissociate an injected precursor gas near the SiN membrane substrate of in-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) chips and locally deposit the elemental Co in circular patterns ∼ 90 nm in diameter. TEM reveals formation of a Co-oxide shell and embedding of carbon from the precursor gas during growth. The technique of electron holography is used to image the magnetism of the core-shell Co / Co-oxide nanopatterns, which are shown to exhibit magnetic vortex states. In-situ annealing results in migration of the Co overspray to increase their height and carbon diffusion from their surface, as well as change in their original magnetic state through change of orientation. It is found that the change in the morphology and chemistry of Co nanopatterns under heating limits their use for studying the effect of temperature on their magnetism in isolation.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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