3D magnetic induction maps of nanoscale materials revealed by electron holographic tomography

Wolf, D. et al. (2015) 3D magnetic induction maps of nanoscale materials revealed by electron holographic tomography. Chemistry of Materials, 27(19), pp. 6771-6778. (doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b02723) (PMID:27182110) (PMCID:PMC4862384)

Abstract

The investigation of three-dimensional (3D) ferromagnetic nanoscale materials constitutes one of the key research areas of the current magnetism roadmap and carries great potential to impact areas such as data storage, sensing, and biomagnetism. The properties of such nanostructures are closely connected with their 3D magnetic nanostructure, making their determination highly valuable. Up to now, quantitative 3D maps providing both the internal magnetic and electric configuration of the same specimen with high spatial resolution are missing. Here, we demonstrate the quantitative 3D reconstruction of the dominant axial component of the magnetic induction and electrostatic potential within a cobalt nanowire (NW) of 100 nm in diameter with spatial resolution below 10 nm by applying electron holographic tomography. The tomogram was obtained using a dedicated TEM sample holder for acquisition, in combination with advanced alignment and tomographic reconstruction routines. The powerful approach presented here is widely applicable to a broad range of 3D magnetic nanostructures and may trigger the progress of novel spintronic nonplanar nanodevices.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This work was supported by the European Union under the Seventh Framework Program under a contract for an Integrated Infrastructure Initiative Reference 312483-ESTEEM2. S.B. and A.B. gratefully acknowledge funding by ERC Starting grants number 335078 COLOURATOMS and number 278510 VORTEX. A.F.-P. acknowledges an EPSRC Early Career fellowship and support from the Winton Foundation. E.S., C.G., and L.A.R. acknowledge the French ANR program for support though the project EMMA. J.M.D.T. and C. M. acknowledge the Spanish MINECO projects MAT2014-51982- C2-1-R and MAT2014-51982-C2-2-R, respectively.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Fernandez-Pacheco, Dr Amalio
• Authors: Wolf, D., Rodriguez, L. A., Béché, A., Javon, E., Serrano, L., Magen, C., Gatel, C., Lubk, A., Lichte, H., Bals, S., Van Tendeloo, G., Fernández-Pacheco, A., De Teresa, J. M., and Snoeck, E.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
• Journal Name: Chemistry of Materials
• Publisher: American Chemical Society
• ISSN: 0897-4756
• ISSN (Online): 1520-5002
• Published Online: 08 September 2015
• First Published: First published in Chemistry of Materials 27(19): 6771-6778
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License