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Metal-coated carbon nanotube tips for Magnetic Force Microscopy

Materials Science 2009-11-10 v1
Authors: Zhifeng Deng , Erhan Yenilmez , Josh Leu , J. E. Hoffman , Eric Straver , Hongjie Dai , Kathryn A. Moler
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Abstract

We fabricated cantilevers for magnetic force microscopy with carbon nanotube tips coated with magnetic material. Images of a custom hard drive demonstrated 20 nm lateral resolution, with prospects for further improvements.

Keywords

magnetic force microscopy carbon nanotube metal coating lateral resolution

Cite

@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0411289,
  title  = {Metal-coated carbon nanotube tips for Magnetic Force Microscopy},
  author = {Zhifeng Deng and Erhan Yenilmez and Josh Leu and J. E. Hoffman and Eric Straver and Hongjie Dai and Kathryn A. Moler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0411289},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

Accepted to be published in Applied Physics Letters

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