MFM Study of the Domain Structure of Permalloy Microparticles under Mechanical Stress

Abstract

The domain structure of planar permalloy (Py) microparticles was studied under mechanical stress. An array of Py particles was formed by electron beam evaporation of Py on flat and preliminarily bent glass substrates. After evaporation the substrate was unbent and the Py particles were compressed along one axis. The change of the domain structure of stressed particles in comparison with that of unstressed particles was studied. It was shown that the change of the domain structure of Py particles depends on their compression ratio.