Influence of the shape and surface oxidation in the magnetization reversal of thin iron nanowires grown by focused electron beam induced deposition

Rodríguez, L.A. ; Deen, L. ; Córdoba, R. ; Magén, C. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Snoeck, E. ; Koopmans, B. ; De Teresa, J.M. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Iron nanostructures grown by focused electron beam induced deposition (FEBID) are promising for applications in magnetic sensing, storage and logic. Such applications require a precise design and determination of the coercive field (HC), which depends on the shape of the nanostructure. In the present work, we have used the Fe2(CO)9 precursor to grow iron nanowires by FEBID in the thickness range from 10 to 45 nm and width range from 50 to 500 nm. These nanowires exhibit an Fe content between 80 and 85%, thus giving a high ferromagnetic signal. Magneto-optical Kerr characterization indicates that HC decreases for increasing thickness and width, providing a route to control the magnetization reversal field through the modification of the nanowire dimen- sions. Transmission electron microscopy experiments indicate that these wires have a bell-type shape with a surface oxide layer of about 5 nm. Such features are decisive in the actual value of HC as micromagnetic simulations demonstrate. These results will help to make appropriate designs of magnetic nanowires grown by FEBID.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.6.136

Año: 2015

Publicado en: BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 6, 1 (2015), 1319-1331
ISSN: 2190-4286

Factor impacto JCR: 2.778 (2015)

Categ. JCR: MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 61 / 271 = 0.225 (2015) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: PHYSICS, APPLIED rank: 30 / 145 = 0.207 (2015) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY rank: 34 / 83 = 0.41 (2015) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.001 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q1) - Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Materials Science (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/MAT2011-27553-C02
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/MAT2011-28532-C03-02
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/MAT2014-51982-C2-1-R

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Física Materia Condensada (Dpto. Física Materia Condensa.)