Magnetic Field Observation around Current Path by Magnetic Force Microscopy

摘要

The magnetic field around a GaAs/AlGaAs mesa stripe induced by an AC current in the range of 0.3-15.6 μA was observed by magnetic force microscopy (MFM). To confirm the possibility of the vector decomposition of the current-induced magnetic field gradient, we compared the magnetic force signals in the cases of parallel and perpendicular configurations between the MFM cantilever and the current path. In addition, we proposed a novel way of eliminating some effects of electrostatic force, by which a good linearity in the magnetic force signals against the currents was achieved. The spatial resolution of this method was also discussed.