Journal Papers

S. Guo, M. Henschel, D. Wolf, D. Pohl, A. Lubk, T. Blon, V. Neu, K. Leistner
Size-Specific Magnetic Configurations in Electrodeposited Epitaxial Iron Nanocuboids: From Landau Pattern to Vortex and Single Domain States
Nano Letters 22, 4006–4012 (2022) URL

B. Singh, R. Ravishankar, J. Otálora, I. Soldatov, R. Schäfer, D. Karnaushenko, V. Neu, O.G. Schmidt
Direct imaging of nanoscale field-driven domain wall oscillations in Landau structures
Nanoscale 14, 13667-13678 (2022) URL

S. Deussner, D. Süss, C. Abert, F. Bruckner, S. Fähler, P. Heistracher, L. Reichel, V. Neu
Rigorous single-period micromagnetic model of stripe domains: Comparison with analytics and experiment
Physical Review B 106, 064404/1-9 (2022) URL

B. Singh, J. Otálora, T. Kang, I. Soldatov, D. Karnaushenko, C. Becker, R. Schäfer, D. Karnaushenko, V. Neu, O.G. Schmidt
Self-assembly as a tool to study microscale curvature and strain-dependent magnetic properties
npj Flexible Electronics 6, 76 (2022) URL

Journal Papers

V. Neu, I. Soldatov, R. Schäfer, D. Karnaushenko, A. Mirhajivarzaneh, D. Karnaushenko, O.G. Schmidt
Creating Ferroic Micropatterns through Geometrical Transformation
Nano Letters 21, 9889–9895 (2021) URL

B. Sakar, Y. Liu, S. Sievers, V. Neu, J. Lang, C. Osterkamp, M.L. Markham, O. Öztürk, F. Jelezko, H.W. Schumacher
Quantum calibrated magnetic force microscopy
Physical Review B 104, 214427/1-6 (2021) URL

L. Spree, F. Liu, V. Neu, M. Rosenkranz, G. Velkos, Y. Wang, S. Schiemenz, J. Dreiser, P. Gargiani, M. Valvidares, C. Chen, B. Büchner, S. Avdoshenko, A. Popov
Robust Single Molecule Magnet Monolayers on Graphene and Graphite with Magnetic Hysteresis up to 28 K
Advanced Functional Materials 31, 2105516/1-7 (2021) URL

Journal Papers

X. Hu, G. Dai, S. Sievers, A.F. Scarioni, V. Neu, M. Bieler, H.W. Schumacher
Uncertainty Analysis of Stray Field Measurements by Quantitative Magnetic Force Microscopy
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 69, 8187-8195 (2020) URL

X. Hu, G. Dai, S. Sievers, A. Fernández-Scarioni, H. Corte-León, R. Puttock, C. Barton, O. Kazakova, M. Ulvr, P. Klapetek, M. Havlíček, D. Nečas, Y. Tang, V. Neu, H. Schumacher
Round robin comparison on quantitative nanometer scale magnetic field measurements by magnetic force microscopy
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 511, 166947/1-11 (2020) URL

R. Puttock, A. Manzin, V. Neu, F. Garcia-Sanchez, A. Fernandez Scarioni, H.W. Schumacher, O. Kazakova
Modal Frustration and Periodicity Breaking in Artificial Spin Ice
Small 16, 2003141/1-8 (2020) URL

A. Bollero, V. Neu, V. Baltz, D. Serantes, J. Cuñado, J. Pedrosa, E. Palmero, M. Seifert, B. Dieny, R. del Real, M. Vázquez, O. Chubykalo-Fesenko, J. Camarero
An extraordinary chiral exchange-bias phenomenon: engineering the sign of the bias field in orthogonal bilayers by a magnetically switchable response mechanism
Nanoscale 12, 1155-1163 (2020) URL

H. Tang, D.D. Karnaushenko, V. Neu, F. Gabler, S. Wang, L. Liu, Y. Li, J. Wang, M. Zhu, O.G. Schmidt
Stress-Actuated Spiral Microelectrode for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Microbatteries
Small 16, 2002410/1-9 (2020) URL

H. Corte‐León, V. Neu, A. Manzin, C. Barton, Y. Tang, M. Gerken, P. Klapetek, H. Schumacher, O. Kazakova
Comparison and Validation of Different Magnetic Force Microscopy Calibration Schemes
Small 16, 1906144/1-14 (2020) URL

Journal Papers

D. Necas, P. Klapetek, V. Neu, M. Havlicek, R. Puttock, O. Kazakova, X. Hu, L. Zajickova
Determination of tip transfer function for quantitative MFM using frequency domain filtering and least squares method
Scientific Reports 9, 3880/1-15 (2019) URL

O. Kazakova, R. Puttock, C. Barton, H. Corte-Leon, M. Jaafar, V. Neu, A. Asenjo
Frontiers of magnetic force microscopy
Journal of Applied Physics 125, 060901/1-28 (2019) URL

G. Dai, X. Hu, S. Sievers, A. Fernandez Scarioni, V. Neu, J. Fluegge, H.W. Schumacher
Metrological large range magnetic force microscopy
Review of Scientific Instruments 89, 093703/1-9 (2018) URL

F. Rhein, T. Helbig, V. Neu, M. Krispin, O. Gutfleisch
In-situ magnetic force microscopy analysis of magnetization and demagnetization behavior in Al3+ substituted Sr-hexaferrite
Acta Materialia 146, 85-96 (2018) URL

S. Zhang, J. Zhang, Q. Zhang, C. Barton, V. Neu, Y. Zhao, Z. Hou, Y. Wen, C. Gong, O. Kazakova, W. Wang, Y. Peng, D.A. Garanin, E.M. Chudnovsky, X. Zhang
Direct writing of room temperature and zero field skyrmion lattices by a scanning local magnetic field
Applied Physics Letters 112, 132405/1-5 (2018) URL

V. Neu, S. Vock, T. Sturm, L. Schultz
Epitaxial hard magnetic SmCo₅ MFM tips– a new approach to advanced magnetic force microscopy imaging
Nanoscale 10, 16881-16886 (2018) URL

S. Dash, B. Schleicher, S. Schwabe, L. Reichel, R. Heller, S. Faehler, V. Neu, A.K. Patra
Structural and magnetic properties of epitaxial Mn-Ge films grown on Ir/Cr buffered MgO(001)
Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 51, 255002/1-7 (2018) URL

N.R. Lee-Hone, R. Thanhoffer, V. Neu, R. Schäfer, M. Arora, R. Huebner, D. Suess, D.M. Broun, E. Girt
Roughness-induced domain structure in perpendicular Co/Ni multilayers
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 441, 283-289 (2017) URL

V. Panchal, H. Corte-Leon, B. Gribkov, L.A. Rodriguez, E. Snoeck, A. Manzin, E. Simonetto, S. Vock, V. Neu, O. Kazakova
Calibration multi-layered probes with low/high magnetic moments
Scientific Reports 7, 7224/1-13 (2017) URL

S. Vock, C. Hengst, Z. Sasvari, R. Schäfer, L. Schultz, V. Neu
The role of the inhomogeneous demagnetizing field on the reversal mechanism in nanowire arrays
Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 50, 475002/1-10 (2017) URL

M. Seifert, L. Schultz, R. Schäfer, S. Hankemeier, R. Froemter, H.P. Oepen, V. Neu
Micromagnetic investigation of domain and domain wall evolution through the spin-reorientation transition of an epitaxial NdCo₅ film
New Journal of Physics 19, 033002/1-15 (2017) URL

D. Jehnichen, D. Pospiech, P. Friedel, A. Horechyy, A. Korwitz, A. Janke, F. Naether, C.M. Papadakis, J. Perlich, V. Neu
Effects of nanoparticles on phase morphology in thin films of phase-separated diblock copolymers
Powder Diffraction 32, 141-150 (2017) URL

P. Tancredi, P.C. Rivas Rojas, O. Moscoso-Londono, U. Wolff, V. Neu, C. Damm, B. Rellinghaus, M. Knobel, L.M. Socolovsky
Synthesis process, size and composition effects of spherical Fe₃O₄ and FeO@Fe₃O₄ core/shell nanoparticles
New Journal of Chemistry : NJC 41, 15033-15041 (2017) URL

H. Wilsenach, K. Zuber, D. Degering, R. Heller, V. Neu
High precision half-life measurement of ¹⁴⁷Sm α decay from thin-film sources
Physical Review C 95, 034618 (2017) URL

R. Puttock, H. Corte-Leon, V. Neu, D. Cox, A. Manzin, V. Antonov, P. Vavassori, O. Kazakova
V-shaped domain wall probes for calibrated magnetic force microscopy
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 53, 6500805/1-5 (2017) URL

N. Zingsem, F. Ahrend, S. Vock, D. Gottlob, I. Krug, H. Doganay, D. Holzinger, V. Neu, A. Ehresmann
Magnetic charge distribution and stray field landscape of asymmetric neel walls in a magnetically patterned exchange bias layer system
Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 50, 495006/1-9 (2017) URL

O. Moscoso-Londono, P. Tancredi, D. Muraca, P. Mendoza Zelis, D. Coral, M.B. Fernandez van Raap, U. Wolff, V. Neu, C. Damm, C.L.P. de Oliveira, K.R. Pirota, M. Knobel, L.M. Socolovsky
Different approaches to analyze the dipolar interaction effects on diluted and concentrated granular superparamagnetic systems
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 428, 105-118 (2017) URL

X. Shi, P. Fischer, V. Neu, D. Elefant, J.C.T. Lee, D.A. Shapiro, M. Farmand, T. Tyliszczak, H.-W. Shiu, S. Marchesini, S. Roy, S.D. Kevan
Soft x-ray ptychography studies of nanoscale magnetic and structural correlations in thin SmCo₅ films
Applied Physics Letters 108, 094103/1-5 (2016) URL

B.M.S. Teixeira, A.A. Timopheev, R. Schmidt, M.R. Soares, M. Seifert, V. Neu, N.A. Sobolev
Transfer of spin reorientation in a NdCo5/Fe bilayer
Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 49, 315002/1-10 (2016) URL

U.B. Arnalds, J. Chico, H. Stopfel, V. Kapaklis, O. Baerenhold, M.A. Verschuuren, U. Wolff, V. Neu, A. Bergman, B. Hjoervarsson
A new look on the two-dimensional Ising model: thermal artificial spins
New Journal of Physics 18, 023008/1-8 (2016) URL

M. Hetti, Q. Wei, R. Pohl, R. Casperson, M. Bartusch, V. Neu, D. Pospiech, V. Voit
Magnetite Core-Shell Nanoparticles in Nondestructive Flaw Detection of Polymeric Materials
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 8, 28208-28215 (2016) URL

M.S. Arshad, M.P. Proenca, S. Trafela, V. Neu, U. Wolff, S. Stienen, M. Vazquez, S. Kobe, K.Z. Rozman
The role of the crystal orientation (c-axis) on switching field distribution and the magnetic domain configuration in electrodeposited hcp Co-Pt nanowires
Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 49, 185006/1-13 (2016) URL

S. Lamrani, A. Guittoum, R. Schäfer, S. Pofahl, V. Neu, M. Hemmous, N. Benbrahim
Microstructure investigation and magnetic study of permalloy thin films grown by thermal evaporation
European Physical Journal-Applied Physics 74, 30302/1-6 (2016) URL

S. Vock, K. Tschulik, M. Uhlemann, C. Hengst, S. Faehler, L. Schultz, V. Neu
Magnetostatic nearest neighbor interactions in a Co₄₈Fe₅₂ nanowire array probed by in-field magnetic force microscopy
Journal of Applied Physics 118, 233901/1-6 (2015) URL

C.F. Reiche, S. Vock, V. Neu, L. Schultz, B. Büchner, T. Muehl
Bidirectional quantitative force gradient microscopy
New Journal of Physics 17, 013014/1-10 (2015) URL

S. Lamrani, A. Guittoum, R. Schäfer, M. Hemmous, V. Neu, S. Pofahl, T. Hadjersi, N. Benbrahim
Morphology, structure and magnetic study of permalloy films electroplated on silicon nanowires
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 396, 263-267 (2015) URL

S. Wicht, V. Neu, L. Schultz, V. Mehta, S. Jain, J. Reiner, O. Mosendz, O. Hellwig, D. Weller, B. Rellinghaus
Modification of the structural and magnetic properties of granular FePt films by seed layer conditioning
Journal of Applied Physics 117, 013907/1-9 (2015) URL

Journal Papers

L. Ma, D.A. Gilbert, V. Neu, R. Schäfer, J.G. Zheng, X.Q. Yan, Z. Shi, K. Liu, S.M. Zhou
Magnetization reversal in perpendicularly magnetized L10 FePd/FePt heterostructures
Journal of Applied Physics 116, 033922/1-7 (2014) URL

M. Bartusch, M. Hetti, D. Pospiech, M. Riedel, J. Meyer, C. Toher, V. Neu, I. Gazuz, L.S. Shagolsem, J.-U. Sommer, R.-D. Hund, C. Cherif, F. Moresco, G. Cuniberti, B. Voit
Innovative molecular design for a volume oriented component diagnostic: Modified magnetic nanoparticles on high performance yarns for smart textiles
Advanced Engineering Materials 16, 1276-1283 (2014) URL

A.K. Patra, F. Fleischhauer, S. Oswald, L. Schultz, V. Neu
Coercivity mechanism in hard magnetic SmCo5/PrCo5 bilayers
Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 47, 215001/1-8 (2014) URL

S. Vock, C. Hengst, M. Wolf, K. Tschulik, M. Uhlemann, Z. Sasvari, D. Makarov, O.G. Schmidt, L. Schultz, V. Neu
Magnetic vortex observation in FeCo nanowires by quantitative magnetic force microscopy
Applied Physics Letters 105, 172409/1-5 (2014) URL

K. Zuzek Rozman, F. Rhein, U. Wolff, V. Neu
Single-vortex magnetization distribution and its reversal behaviour in Co-Pt nanotubes
Acta Materialia 81, 469-475 (2014) URL

V. Neu, C. Schulze, M. Faustini, J. Lee, D. Makarov, D. Suess, S.-K. Kim, D. Grosso, L. Schultz, M. Albrecht
Probing the energy barriers and magnetization reversal processes of nanoperforated membrane based percolated media
Nanotechnology 24, 145702/1-6 (2013) URL

M. Seifert, L. Schultz, R. Schäfer, V. Neu, S. Hankemeier, S. Roessler, R. Froemter, H.P. Oepen
Domain evolution during the spin-reorientation transition in epitaxial NdCo₅ thin films
New Journal of Physics 15, 013019/1-12 (2013) URL

A. Diestel, V. Neu, A. Backen, L. Schultz, S. Faehler
Magnetic domain pattern in hierarchically twinned epitaxial Ni-Mn-Ga films
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 25, 266002/1-11 (2013) URL

S. Wicht, V. Neu, L. Schultz, D. Weller, O. Mosendz, G. Parker, S. Pisana, B. Rellinghaus
Atomic resolution structure-property relation in highly anisotropic granular FePt-C films with near-Stoner-Wohlfarth behaviour
Journal of Applied Physics 114, 063906/1-8 (2013) URL

V. Neu, S. Zimmermann, S. Sawatzki, I. Moench, L. Schultz
Imaging the magnetization processes in epitaxial exchange coupled SmCo₅ /Fe/SmCo₅ trilayers
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 48, 3644-3649 (2012) URL

Y.G. Naidyuk, O.P. Balkashin, V.V. Fisun, I.K. Yanson, A. Kadigrobov, R.I. Shekhter, M. Jonson, V. Neu, M. Seifert, S. Andersson, V. Korenivski
Stimulated emission and absorption of photons in magnetic point contacts
New Journal of Physics 14, 093021/1-10 (2012) URL

E. Stilp, J. Freudenberger, M. Seifert, A.K. Patra, S. Menzel, I. Moench, L. Schultz, V. Neu
Probing the anisotropy constants of SmCo₅ and PrCo₅ by Hall resistance measurements in pulsed high magnetic fields up to 47T
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 324, 1711-1714 (2012) URL

J. Thielsch, H. Stopfel, U. Wolff, V. Neu, T.G. Woodcock, K. Gueth, L. Schultz, O. Gutfleisch
In situ magnetic force microscope studies of magnetization reversal of interaction domains in hot deformed Nd-Fe-B magnets
Journal of Applied Physics 111, 103901/1-8 (2012) URL

S. Rosenzweig, E. Reich, V. Neu, D. Berger, K. Peukert, B. Holzapfel, L. Schultz, G. Pospiech
A superconducting levitation transport model system for dynamical and didactical studies
Physics Procedia 36, 1037-1042 (2012) URL

C. Behler, V. Neu, L. Schultz, S. Faehler
Magnetically and thermally induced switching processes in hard magnets
Journal of Applied Physics 112, 083919/1-6 (2012) URL

S.J. Collocott, V. Neu
Time-dependent magnetization in epitaxial hard magnetic thin films
Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 45, 035002/1-13 (2012) URL

A. Diestel, A. Backen, V. Neu, L. Schultz, S. Faehler
Magnetic domain structure of epitaxial Ni-Mn-Ga films
Scripta Materialia 67, 423-426 (2012) URL

V. Neu, S. Sawatzki, M. Kopte, C. Mickel, L. Schultz
Fully epitaxial, exchange coupled SmCo₅ / Fe multilayers with energy densities above 400 kJ/m³
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 48, 3599-3602 (2012) URL

T. Kosub, A. Bachmatiuk, D. Makarov, S. Baunack, V. Neu, A. Wolter, M.H. Ruemmeli, O.G. Schmidt
Exchange bias related coercivity enhancement as a characterization tool
Journal of Applied Physics 112, 123917/1-5 (2012) URL

M. Seifert, I. Knittel, U. Hartmann, L. Schultz, V. Neu
Field- and time-dependent, local and global magnetization behaviour of out-of-plane textured SmCo₅ thin films
Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 45, 175001/1-7 (2012) URL

S. Vock, Z. Sasvari, C. Bran, F. Rhein, U. Wolff, N.S. Kiselev, A.N. Bogdanov, L. Schultz, O. Hellwig, V. Neu
Quantitative magnetic force microscopy study of the diameter evolution of bubble domains in a (Co/Pd)₈₀ multilayer
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 47, 2352-2355 (2011) URL

T. Shapoval, H. Stopfel, S. Haindl, J. Engelmann, S. Inosov, B. Holzapfel, V. Neu, L. Schultz
Quantitative assessment of pinning forces and magnetic penetration depth in NbN thin films from complementary magnetic force microscopy and transport measurements
Physical Review B 83, 214517/1-7 (2011) URL

M. Kopte, S. Sawatzki, L. Schultz, V. Neu
The nucleation of the spin spiral in epitaxial SmCo5/Fe/SmCo5 exchange spring trilayers
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 47, 3736-3739

T. Kosub, C. Schubert, H. Schletter, M. Daniel, M. Hietschold, V. Neu, M. Maret, D. Makarov, M. Albrecht
Coercivity enhancement in exchange biased CoO/Co₃Pt bilayers
Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 44, 015002/1-7 (2011) URL

S. Sawatzki, R. Heller, C. Mickel, M. Seifert, L. Schultz, V. Neu
Largely enhanced energy density in epitaxial SmCo₅/Fe/SmCo₅ exchange spring trilayers
Journal of Applied Physics 109, 123922/1-7 (2011) URL

D. Rutzinger, C. Bartsch, M. Doerr, H. Rosner, V. Neu, T. Doert, M. Ruck
Lattice distortions in layered type arsenides LnTAs₂ (Ln=La–Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb; T=Ag, Au): Crystal structures, electronic and magnetic properties
Journal of Solid State Chemistry 183, 510-520 (2010) URL

R. Pellicelli, M. Solzi, V. Neu, K. Haefner, C. Pernechele, M. Ghidini
Characterization and modeling of the demagnetization processes in exchange-coupled SmCo₅ /Fe/SmCo₅ trilayers
Physical Review B 81, 184430/1-11 (2010) URL

C. Schulze, H. Schletter, D. Makarov, S. McFadzean, A.I. Craven, M. Hietschold, U. Wolff, V. Neu, M. Albrecht
Magnetization reversal in arrays of spherical gold particles capped with Co/Pt multilayers
Micromaterials and Nanomaterials 74-78

A.K. Patra, M. Eisterer, R. Biele, S. Faehler, L. Schultz, V. Neu
The temperature dependent anisotropy constants of epitaxially grown PrCo5+x
Journal of Applied Physics 108, 073912/1-5 (2010) URL

C. Schulze, M. Faustini, J. Lee, H. Schletter, M.U. Lutz, P. Krone, M. Gass, K. Sader, A.L. Bleloch, M. Hietschold, M. Fuger, D. Suess, J. Fidler, U. Wolff, V. Neu, D. Grosso, D. Makarov, M. Albrecht
Magnetic films on nanoperforated templates: a route towards percolated perpendicular media
Nanotechnology 21, 495701/1-9 (2010) URL

R. Tamm, K.S. Rao, S. Faehler, V. Neu, A. Singh, C.-G. Oertel, L. Schultz, B. Holzapfel, W. Skrotzki
Texture formation in epitaxial hard magnetic Sm2Co7 thin films
Physica Status Solidi A 207, 106-116 (2010) URL

M. Seifert, L. Schultz, V. Neu
Investigation of the c-axis and basal plane anisotropy in epitaxial NdCo₅ thin films
Journal of Applied Physics 107, 09A711/1-3 (2010) URL

T.C. Ulbrich, C. Bran, D. Makarov, O. Hellwig, J.D. Risner-Jamtgaard, D. Yaney, H. Rohrmann, V. Neu, M. Albrecht
Effect of magnetic coupling on the magnetization reversal in arrays of magnetic nanocaps
Physical Review B 81, 054421/1-7 (2010) URL

V. Neu, R. Biele, A. Singh, L. Schultz
Modeling of intergrain exchange coupling for quantitative predictions of dm plots
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 46, 2331-2333 (2010) URL

N.S. Kiselev, C. Bran, U. Wolff, L. Schultz, A.N. Bogdanov, O. Hellwig, V. Neu, U.K. Rößler
Metamagnetic domains in antiferromagnetically coupled multilayers with perpendicular anisotropy
Physical Review B 81, 054409/1-4 (2010) URL

V. Neu, K. Haefner, L. Schultz
Dynamic coercivity and thermal stability of epitaxial exchange spring trilayers
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 322, 1613-1616 (2010) URL

T. Shapoval, V. Metlushko, M. Wolf, V. Neu, B. Holzapfel, L. Schultz
Enhanced pinning of superconducting vortices at circular magnetic dots in the magnetic-vortex state
Physica C 470, 867-870 (2010) URL

R. Schaarschuch, M. Reibold, S. Haindl, V. Neu, J. Thomas, T. Gemming, C.-G. Oertel, B. Holzapfel, L. Schultz, W. Skrotzki
Textured growth and microstructure of pulsed laser deposited Nb/Cr/SmCo₅ hybrid structures
Physica Status Solidi A 207, 1785-1791 (2010) URL

D.S. Inosov, T. Shapoval, V. Neu, U. Wolff, J.S. White, S. Haindl, J.T. Park, D.L. Sun, C.T. Lin, E.M. Forgan, M.S. Viazovska, J.H. Kim, M. Laver, K. Nenkov, O. Khvostikova, S. Kuehnemann, V. Hinkov
Symmetry and disorder of the vitreous vortex lattice in overdoped BaFe_2-xCo_xAs₂: Indication for strong single-vortex pinning
Physical Review B 81, 014513/1-12 (2010) URL

T. Shapoval, V. Metlushko, M. Wolf, B. Holzapfel, V. Neu, L. Schultz
Direct observation of superconducting vortex clusters pinned by a periodic array of magnetic dots in ferromagnetic/superconducting hybrid structures
Physical Review B 81, 092505/1-4 (2010) URL

S. Vock, F. Wolny, T. Muehl, R. Kaltofen, L. Schultz, B. Büchner, C. Hassel, J. Lindner, V. Neu
Monopolelike probes for quantitative magnetic force microscopy: Calibration and application
Applied Physics Letters 97, 252505/1-3 (2010) URL

Journal Papers

A.R. Kwon, V. Neu, V. Matias, J. Haenisch, R. Huehne, J. Freudenberger, B. Holzapfel, L. Schultz, S. Faehler
Tuning functional properties by plastic deformation
New Journal of Physics 11, 083013/1-10 (2009) URL

M. Seifert, V. Neu, L. Schultz
Epitaxial SmCo₅ thin films with perpendicular anisotropy
Applied Physics Letters 94, 022501/1-3 (2009) URL

M. Seifert, L. Schultz, V. Neu
Magnetization processes and spin reorientation in epitaxial NdCo_5±x thin films
Journal of Applied Physics 106, 073915/1-5 (2009) URL

F. Schaeffel, C. Taeschner, M.H. Ruemmeli, V. Neu, U. Wolff, U. Queitsch, D. Pohl, R. Kaltofen, A. Leonhardt, B. Rellinghaus, B. Büchner, L. Schultz
Carbon nanotubes terminated with hard magnetic FePt nanomagnets
Applied Physics Letters 94, 193107/1-3 (2009) URL

S.Y. Suck, V. Neu, U. Wolff, S. Bahr, O. Bourgeois, D. Givord
Magnetic force microscopy analysis of magnetization reversal in exchange-biased Co/CoO nanostructure arrays
Applied Physics Letters 95, 162503/1-3 (2009) URL

J. Brandenburg, R. Huehne, L. Schultz, V. Neu
Domain structure of epitaxial Co films with perpendicular anisotropy
Physical Review B 79, 054429/1-7 (2009) URL

A. Singh, V. Neu, S. Faehler, K. Nenkov, L. Schultz, B. Holzapfel
Relevance of pinning, nucleation, and interaction in nanograined epitaxial hard magnetic SmCo₅ films
Physical Review B 79, 214401/1-8 (2009) URL

C. Bran, A.B. Butenko, N.S. Kiselev, U. Wolff, L. Schultz, O. Hellwig, U.K. Rößler, A.N. Bogdanov, V. Neu
Evolution of stripe and bubble domains in antiferromagnetically coupled [(Co/Pt)8/Co/Ru]₁₈ multilayers
Physical Review B 79, 024430/1-7 (2009) URL

N.K. Singh, P. Kumar, Z. Mao, D. Paudyal, V. Neu, K.G. Suresh, V.K. Pecharsky, K.A. Gschneidner
Magnetic, magnetocaloric and magnetoresistance properties of Nd₇Pd₃
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 21, 4560004/1-5 (2009) URL

J.T. Park, D.S. Inosov, C. Niedermayer, G.L. Sun, D. Haug, N.B. Christensen, R. Dinnebier, A.V. Boris, A.J. Drew, L. Schulz, T. Shapoval, U. Wolff, V. Neu, X. Yang, C.T. Lin, B. Keimer, V. Hinkov
Electronic phase separation in the slightly underdoped iron pnictide superconductor Ba_1-xK_xFe₂As₂
Physical Review Letters 102, 117006/1-4 (2009) URL

A. Singh, V. Neu, S. Faehler, K. Nenkov, L. Schultz, B. Holzapfel
Mechanism of coercivity in epitaxial SmCo₅ thin films
Physical Review B 77, 104443/1-6 (2008) URL

K. Ramesh Kumar, N. Harish Kumar, G. Markandeyulu, J. Arout Chelvane, V. Neu, P.D. Babu
Structural, magnetic and transport properties of half-metallic ferrimagnet Mn₂VGa
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 320, 2737-2740 (2008) URL

N.S. Kiselev, I.E. Dragunov, V. Neu, U.K. Rößler, A.N. Bogdanov
Theoretical analysis of magnetic force microscopy contrast in multidomain states of magnetic superlattices with perpendicular anisotropy
Journal of Applied Physics 103, 043907/1-7 (2008) URL

T. Shapoval, S. Engel, M. Gruendlich, D. Meier, E. Backen, V. Neu, B. Holzapfel, L. Schultz
Nanoscale wedge polishing of superconducting thin films—an easy way to obtain depth dependent information by surface analysis techniques
Superconductor Science and Technology 21, 105015/1-6 (2008) URL

T. Shapoval, V. Neu, U. Wolff, R. Huehne, J. Haenisch, E. Backen, B. Holzapfel, L. Schultz
Study of pinning mechanisms in YBCO thin films by means of magnetic force microscopy
Physica C 460-462, 732-733 (2007) URL

S. Haindl, V. Neu, L. Schultz, B. Holzapfel
Nb/SmCo5 bilayers prepared by UHV – pulsed laser deposition
Physica C 460-462, 1390-1391 (2007) URL

S. Dreyer, J. Norpoth, C. Jooss, S. Sievers, U. Siegner, V. Neu, T.H. Johansen
Quantitative imaging of stray fields and magnetization distributions in hard magnetic element arrays
Journal of Applied Physics 101, 083905/1-7 (2007) URL

S. Haindl, M. Weisheit, V. Neu, L. Schultz, B. Holzapfel
Epitaxial heterostructures of hard magnetic and superconducting thin films
Physica C 463-465, 1001-1004 (2007) URL

A.R. Kwon, V. Neu, L. Schultz, S. Faehler
Morphology and hard magnetic properties of epitaxial Nd–Fe–B films grown on Mo and Cr/Ta buffers
Journal of Applied Physics 101, 09K506/1-3 (2007) URL

A.K. Patra, V. Neu, S. Faehler, R. Groetzschel, S. Bedanta, W. Kleemann, L. Schultz
Crystal structure and its correlation to intrinsic and extrinsic magnetic properties of epitaxial hard magnetic Pr-Co films
Physical Review B 75, 184417/1-8 (2007) URL

A.K. Patra, V. Neu, S. Faehler, L. Schultz
Thermal stability of metastable, epitaxial PrCo7 films with high energy density
Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 40, 7261-7266 (2007) URL

U. Wolff, A. Singh, L. Schultz, V. Neu
Switching behaviour of patterned SmCo5 thin films investigated by magnetic force microscopy
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 310, 2210-2212 (2007) URL

A.R. Kwon, S. Faehler, V. Neu, L. Schultz
Effect of composition on phase formation, microstructure and magnetic properties of Nd–Fe–B thin films
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 302, 252-258 (2006) URL

V. Neu, S. Faehler, A. Singh, A.R. Kwon, A.K. Patra, U. Wolff, K. Haefner, B. Holzapfel, L. Schultz
Domain structure and magnetic properties of epitaxial Rare Earth - Transition metal thin films
Journal of Iron and Steel Research, International 13, 102-111

V. Neu, K. Haefner, A.K. Patra, L. Schultz
Fully epitaxial, exchange coupled SmCo5/Fe/SmCo5 trilayers
Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 39, 5116-5120 (2006) URL

A.K. Patra, V. Neu, H. Wendrock, S. Faehler, L. Schultz
Phase formation, texture, and magnetic properties of epitaxial Pr–Co films grown on MgO(100)
Journal of Applied Physics 100, 043905/1-5 (2006) URL

A. Singh, V. Neu, R. Tamm, K. Rao, S. Faehler, W. Skrotzki, L. Schultz, B. Holzapfel
Pulsed laser deposited epitaxial Sm–Co thin films with uniaxial magnetic texture
Journal of Applied Physics 99, 08E917/1-3 (2006) URL

A.K. Patra, V. Neu, S. Faehler, R. Groetzschel, L. Schultz
Metastable, epitaxial PrCo7 films with high energy product
Applied Physics Letters 89, 142512/1-3 (2006) URL

A. Singh, V. Neu, S. Faehler, L. Schultz, B. Holzapfel
Effect of composition on phase formation and magnetic properties of highly coercive Sm–Co films
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 290-291, 1259-1262 (2005) URL

R. Tamm, A. Singh, V. Neu, K. Subba Rao, W. Skrotzki, C.-G. Oertel, S. Leinert, S. Faehler, L. Schultz, B. Holzapfel
Temperature dependence of the texture of Sm-Co thin films
Solid State Phenomena 105, 409-414

V. Neu, F. Grossmann, S. Melcher, S. Faehler, L. Schultz
A local magnetization study of epitaxial Nd–Fe–B films by magnetic force microscopy
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 290-291, 1263-1266 (2005) URL

A. Singh, R. Tamm, V. Neu, S. Faehler, C.-G. Oertel, W. Skrotzki, L. Schultz, B. Holzapfel
Epitaxial growth of highly coercive Sm–Co thin films using pulsed laser deposition
Journal of Applied Physics 97, 093902/1-5 (2005) URL

A.R. Kwon, U. Hannemann, V. Neu, S. Faehler, L. Schultz
Microstructure and magnetic properties of highly textured Nd–Fe–B films grown on Ta (1 0 0)
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 290-291, 1247-1250 (2005) URL

A. Singh, V. Neu, R. Tamm, K. Subba Rao, S. Faehler, W. Skrotzki, L. Schultz, B. Holzapfel
Growth of epitaxial SmCo5 films on Cr/MgO(100)
Applied Physics Letters 87, 072505/1-3 (2005) URL

S. Faehler, U. Hannemann, M. Weisheit, V. Neu, S. Melcher, S. Leinert, S.C. Wimbush, A. Singh, A. Kwon, B. Holzapfel, L. Schultz
Pulsed laser deposition of hard magnetic films
Applied Physics A 79, 1529-1531

V. Neu, S. Melcher, U. Hannemann, S. Faehler, L. Schultz
Growth, microstructure, and magnetic properties of highly textured and highly coercive Nd-Fe-B films
Physical Review B 70, 144418/1-8 (2004) URL

J. Brandenburg, V. Neu, H. Wendrock, B. Holzapfel, H.-U. Krebs, S. Faehler
Pulsed laser deposition of metals: consequences of the energy distribution within the laser spot on film growth
Applied Physics A 79, 1005-1007

U. Hannemann, S. Melcher, V. Neu, S. Faehler, B. Holzapfel, L. Schultz
Microstructure and coercivity mechanism of highly textured Nd-Fe-B films
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 39, 2726-2728

S. Faehler, U. Hannemann, S. Oswald, V. Neu, B. Holzapfel, L. Schultz
Corrosion of highly coercive, highly textured Nd-Fe-B films
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 39, 2950-2952

U. Hannemann, S. Faehler, V. Neu, B. Holzapfel, L. Schultz
Intrinsic and extrinsic properties of epitaxial Nd2Fe14B films
Applied Physics Letters 82, 3710-3712 (2003) URL

V. Neu, U. Hannemann, S. Faehler, B. Holzapfel, L. Schultz
Effect of rare earth content on microstructure and magnetic properties of SmCo and NdFeB thin films
Journal of Applied Physics 91, 8180-8182 (2002) URL

U. Hannemann, V. Neu, S. Faehler, B. Holzapfel, L. Schultz
Hard magnetic Nd-Fe-B and Sm-Co films: Influence of the Cr buffer microstructure on the magnetic properties
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 38, 2949-2951

V. Neu, J. Thomas, S. Faehler, B. Holzapfel, L. Schultz
Hard magnetic SmCo thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 242-245, 1290-1293 (2002) URL

U. Hannemann, S. Faehler, V. Neu, B. Holzapfel, L. Schultz
Magnetic and microstructural properties of hard magnetic NdFeB films prepared on a Ta buffer by pulsed laser deposition
IEEE Transactions on magnetics 38, 2805-2807

V. Neu, L. Schultz
Two-phase high-performance Nd-Fe-B powders prepared by mechanical milling
Journal of Applied Physics 90, 1540-1544 (2001) URL

Journal Papers

V. Neu, L. Schultz, H.-D. Bauer
Grain size dependence of remanence enhancement and coercivity in nanocrystalline Nd-Fe-B powders
Nanostructured Materials 12, 769-774 (1999) URL

V. Neu, A. Hubert, L. Schultz
Modelling of the enhanced remanence of nanocrystalline, exchange-coupled hard magnetic grains
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 189, 391-396 (1998) URL

A. Kirchner, W. Gruenberger, O. Gutfleisch, V. Neu, K.-H. Mueller, L. Schultz
A comparison of the magnetic properties and deformation behaviour of Nd-Fe-B magnets made from melt-spun, mechanically alloyed and HDDR powders
Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 31, 1660-1666 (1998) URL

P. Crespo, V. Neu, L. Schultz
Mechanically alloyed nanocomposite powders of Nd2Fe14B/Alpha-Fe with additional elements
Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 30, 2298-2303 (1997) URL

V. Neu, P. Crespo, R. Schäfer, J. Eckert, L. Schultz
High remanence Nd-Fe-B-X(X= Cu, Si, Nb3Cu, Zr) powders by mechanical alloying
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 157-158, 61-62 (1996) URL

L. Cao, K.-H. Mueller, A. Handstein, W. Gruenberger, V. Neu, L. Schultz
High-performance Sm2Fe15Ga2C2 permanent magnets made by mechanical alloying and hot pressing
Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 29, 271-273 (1996) URL

V. Neu, U. Klement, R. Schäfer, J. Eckert, L. Schultz
Remanence enhancement in mechanically alloyed two-phase Nd-Fe-B magnetic material
Materials Letters 26, 167-170 (1996) URL