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All-magnonic spin-transfer torque and domain wall propagation

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2011-10-24 v2 Materials Science

Abstract

The spin wave transportation through a transverse magnetic domain wall (DW) in a magnetic nanowire is studied. It is found that spin wave passes through a DW without reflection. A magnon, the quantum of the spin wave, carries opposite spins on the two sides of the DW. As a result, there is a spin angular momentum transfer from the propagating magnons to the DW. This magnonic spin-transfer torque can efficiently drive a DW to propagate in the opposite direction to that of the spin wave.

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@article{arxiv.1106.4382,
  title  = {All-magnonic spin-transfer torque and domain wall propagation},
  author = {P. Yan and X. S. Wang and X. R. Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1106.4382},
  year   = {2011}
}

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4.3 pages, 4 figures