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Some Methods for Improving the Quality of Magnetic Force Microscopy Images

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Some factors affecting the quality of magnetic force microscopy images are considered. Main attention is paid to deterioration of the quality of scans caused by probe contamination. It is shown that contamination can occur both during scanning and during storage of the probe. These two different sources of contamination show up differently in images, and different methods must be used to eliminate them. A likely source of probe contamination is the gel used in probe storage and shipping boxes. The magnetic coating of cantilevers can be a catalyst for a chemical reaction leading to the formation of liquid hydrocarbons. Liquid contaminants act as probe functionalizers. When the probe is moved away from the surface, mechanical bonds can be maintained between them due to molecular chains adsorbed on the probe. Depending on the degree of contamination, the presence of such a bond can lead either to the appearance of stripes in the image of the magnetic structure or to the complete disappearance of magnetic contrast. A modification of the standard procedure for magnetic measurements, i.e., the introduction of an additional withdrawal into the two-pass technique (lift mode), makes it possible to completely eliminate the parasitic influence of this effect.

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The work was carried out within the framework of the state task of the Kotelnikov Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics, Russian Academy of Sciences.

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Temiryazev, A.G., Temiryazeva, M.P. Some Methods for Improving the Quality of Magnetic Force Microscopy Images. J. Surf. Investig. 17, 1022–1027 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1027451023050129

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