2003 Volume 44 Issue 12 Pages 2578-2581
We have investigated magnetic domain structures of MnAs thin films grown on GaAs substrates by a magnetic force microscope. We observed, by an atomic force microscope, rectangular defects along GaAs [110] direction which disperse randomly on the surface of MnAs/GaAs (001). The Curie temperature of MnAs is 45°C, and it is successfully confirmed directly by the variable temperature magnetic force microscope observation. We also investigated magnetic domain structures of MnAs/GaAs (111)B, and no apparent relation was observed between the topographic structure and the magnetic domain structure.
