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Possible method to observe breathing mode of magnetic domain wall in Josephson junction

Superconductivity 2014-06-05 v2 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

A magnetic domain wall (DW) behaves as a massive particle with elasticity. Sliding and oscillation of the DW have been observed experimentally, whereas vibration of a width in the DW, "breathing mode", has not been measured so far. We theoretically propose how to observe the breathing mode by the Josephson junction having a ferromagnetic layer between superconducting electrodes. The current-voltage (I-V) curve is calculated by an equivalent circuit of the resistively shunted junction model. The breathing mode is identified by stepwise structures in the I-V curve, which appear at the voltages V=n(hbar/2e)omega with the fundamental constant hbar/e, integer number n, and the frequency of the breathing mode omega.

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@article{arxiv.1310.3906,
  title  = {Possible method to observe breathing mode of magnetic domain wall in Josephson junction},
  author = {M. Mori and W. Koshibae and S. Hikino and S. Maekawa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.3906},
  year   = {2014}
}

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5 pages, 7 figures