We have performed low temperature spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy (SP-STM) of two monolayers Fe on W(110) using tungsten tips coated with different magnetic materials. We observe stripe domains with a magnetic period of 50 +/- 5 nm. Employing Cr as a coating material we recorded SP-STM images with an antiferromagnetic probe tip. The advantage of its vanishing dipole field is most apparent in external magnetic fields. This new approach resolves the problem of the disturbing influence of a ferromagnetic tip in the investigation of soft magnetic materials and superparamagnetic particles.
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