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MA: Fachverband Magnetismus

MA 20: Poster I - Biomagnetism, FePt Nanoparticles, Magnetic Particles/Clusters, Magnetic Materials, Magnetic Semiconductors, Half-metals/Oxides, Multiferroics, Topological Insulators, Spin structures/Phase transitions, Electron theory/Computational micromagnetics, Magnetic coupling phenomena/Exchange bias, Spin-dependent transport, Spin injection/spin currents, Magnetization/Demagnetization dynamics, Magnetic measurement techniques

MA 20.5: Poster

Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 12:15–15:15, Poster A

Electrical characterization of intermetallic FePt nanoparticles — •Ulrich Wiesenhütter¹, Darius Pohl², Bernd Rellinghaus², Jürgen Fassbender¹, and Artur Erbe¹ — ¹Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf, D-01328 — ²Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung, D-01069

Magnetic nanoparticles have a large potential for applications such as medical diagnosis and therapy, (bio-)sensors or magnetic recording. Conventional techniques, e.g., MFM, electron holography or Lorentz microscopy are only suited to determine magnetical properties of macroscopic particle ensembles. In order to investigate the electrical and magnetic properties of a single, free-standing FePt nanoparticle two nano-sized Au electrodes that are fabricated by electron beam lithography, are used.The full characterization of the particle is carried out by electron microscopy and by recording current-voltage characteristics. As a result Coulomb-blockade effects have been observed at low temperatures. The capacitance of the nanoparticles is derived from the I/V characteristics.