Micromagnetic structures in single crystal specimens of intermediate thickness studied by Lorentz microscopy

Abstract

Stripe domains in (001) nickel occur in a variety of structures due to the large number of easy directions present. We have given below a tentative analysis of two of these structures, not previously studied by Lorentz microscopy. In particular it has been shown that, as used hitherto, the technique has not been a reliable method of observing stripe domains since some structures may be invisible until the specimen is tilted.