Soft X-ray phase nano-microscopy of micrometre-thick magnets
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| author | Neethirajan, Jeffrey Neethi Daurer, Benedikt Martínez, Marisel Di Pietro Hrabec, Aleš Turnbull, Luke Kazemian, Majid Kaulich, Burkhard Donnelly, Claire |
| author_facet | Neethirajan, Jeffrey Neethi Daurer, Benedikt Martínez, Marisel Di Pietro Hrabec, Aleš Turnbull, Luke Kazemian, Majid Kaulich, Burkhard Donnelly, Claire |
| contents | Imaging of nanoscale magnetic textures within extended material systems is of critical importance both to fundamental research and technological applications. Whilst high resolution magnetic imaging of thin nanoscale samples is well-established with electron and soft X-ray microscopy, the extension to micrometer-thick systems with hard X-rays currently limits high resolution imaging to rare-earth magnets. Here we overcome this limitation by establishing soft X-ray magnetic imaging of micrometer-thick systems using the pre-edge phase X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism signal, thus making possible the study of a wide range of magnetic materials. By performing dichroic spectro-ptychography, we demonstrate high spatial resolution imaging of magnetic samples up to 1.7 μm thick, an order of magnitude higher than conventionally possible with absorption-based techniques. This new regime of magnetic imaging makes possible the study of extended non rare-earth systems that have until now been inaccessible, from magnetic textures for future spintronic applications to non-rare-earth permanent magnets. |
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| spellingShingle | Soft X-ray phase nano-microscopy of micrometre-thick magnets Neethirajan, Jeffrey Neethi Daurer, Benedikt Martínez, Marisel Di Pietro Hrabec, Aleš Turnbull, Luke Kazemian, Majid Kaulich, Burkhard Donnelly, Claire Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Imaging of nanoscale magnetic textures within extended material systems is of critical importance both to fundamental research and technological applications. Whilst high resolution magnetic imaging of thin nanoscale samples is well-established with electron and soft X-ray microscopy, the extension to micrometer-thick systems with hard X-rays currently limits high resolution imaging to rare-earth magnets. Here we overcome this limitation by establishing soft X-ray magnetic imaging of micrometer-thick systems using the pre-edge phase X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism signal, thus making possible the study of a wide range of magnetic materials. By performing dichroic spectro-ptychography, we demonstrate high spatial resolution imaging of magnetic samples up to 1.7 μm thick, an order of magnitude higher than conventionally possible with absorption-based techniques. This new regime of magnetic imaging makes possible the study of extended non rare-earth systems that have until now been inaccessible, from magnetic textures for future spintronic applications to non-rare-earth permanent magnets. |
| title | Soft X-ray phase nano-microscopy of micrometre-thick magnets |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.14969 |