The magnetic states of a van der Waals ferromagnet CrGeTe3 probed by vector-field magnetic force microscopy

Lee, Yeonkyu; Yun, Jinyoung; Kim, Geunyong; Bud'ko, Sergey L.; Canfield, Paul C.; Idzuchi, Hiroshi; Kim, Philip; Choi, Jae-Hyuk; Haberkorn, Nestor; Kim, Jeehoon

doi:10.1063/5.0203058

Title: The magnetic states of a van der Waals ferromagnet CrGeTe₃ probed by vector-field magnetic force microscopy

Journal Article · 25 March 2024 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0203058 · OSTI ID:2337494

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Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology (POSTECH) (Korea, Republic of)
Ames Lab., and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Univ. of Tokyo (Japan)
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)
Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology (POSTECH) (Korea, Republic of); Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina); Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica (CNEA), Rio Negro (Argentina). Centro Atomico Bariloche (CAB)

Here, we present a study on the magnetic domain configuration in the van der Waals ferromagnet CrGeTe₃ using a vector-field cryogenic magnetic force microscopy. Our investigation demonstrates the influence of magnetic fields strength and angle on the magnetic domain configuration, showing the coexistence of striped and spike-like magnetic domains. This study contributes to understanding the impact of uniaxial magnetic anisotropy on the domain configuration of van der Waals ferromagnets, offering insights into stabilizing different domain patterns.

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Research Organization:: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11358

OSTI ID:: 2337494

Report Number(s):: IS-J--11,293

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 124; ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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