• M.V. Sapozhnikov
  • S.N. Vdovichev
  • O.L. Ermolaeva
  • N.S. Gusev
  • A.A. Fraerman
  • S.A. Gusev
  • Yu.V. Petrov
© 2016 Author(s).Co/Pt multilayers with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy are irradiated by focused He+ ion beam to locally reduce the anisotropy value. The irradiated spots with a diameter of 100 nm are arranged in a square lattice with 200 nm period. The formation of the nonuniform periodic magnetic structure is observed without changes in the film topography. The spatial symmetry of the magnetic force microscopy signal and the specific shape of magnetization curves indicate the formation of the magnetic bubbles or magnetic vortices within the irradiated spot depending on the irradiation dose. The experimental data are in a good agreement with micromagnetic simulations of the system.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)042406_1-5
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume109
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

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