1. Detection of ferromagnetic particles using spin valve sensors.
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Lui, L. W. Y., Tan, Y. Y., Li, K. B., Sow, C. H., and O’Shea, S. J.
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FERROMAGNETIC materials , *SPIN valves , *DETECTORS , *MICROSPHERES , *MAGNETIZATION - Abstract
We have attached single ferromagnetic particles of 8 μm diameter to the tips of microfabricated atomic force microscope cantilevers. These cantilevers were magnetized to fix the magnetization direction of the ferromagnetic particles and scanned in a controlled manner over a spin valve structure of dimension 12×8 μm2. Two dimensional image scans representing the change in resistance of the spin valve due to a scanning bead were obtained. The results are explained using a simple model where the scanning bead is treated as a pure dipole. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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