Tuning the domain wall orientation in thin magnetic strips by induced anisotropy

S. Cherifi; R. Hertel; A. Locatelli; Y. Watanabe; G. Potdevin; A. Ballestrazzi; M. Balboni; S. Heun

doi:10.1063/1.2778466

Tuning the domain wall orientation in thin magnetic strips by induced anisotropy

Other Condensed Matter 2007-09-17 v1

Authors: S. Cherifi , R. Hertel , A. Locatelli , Y. Watanabe , G. Potdevin , A. Ballestrazzi , M. Balboni , S. Heun

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Abstract

We report on a method to tune the orientation of in-plane magnetic domains and domain walls in thin ferromagnetic strips by manipulating the magnetic anisotropy. Uniaxial in-plane anisotropy is induced in a controlled way by oblique evaporation of magnetic thin strips. A direct correlation between the magnetization direction and the domain wall orientation is found experimentally and confirmed by micromagnetic simulations. The domain walls in the strips are always oriented along the oblique evaporation-induced easy axis, in spite of the shape anisotropy. The controlled manipulation of domain wall orientations could open new possibilities for novel devices based on domain-wall propagation.

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domain wall orientation induced anisotropy thin magnetic strips oblique evaporation micromagnetic simulations

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@article{arxiv.0706.3106,
  title  = {Tuning the domain wall orientation in thin magnetic strips by induced anisotropy},
  author = {S. Cherifi and R. Hertel and A. Locatelli and Y. Watanabe and G. Potdevin and A. Ballestrazzi and M. Balboni and S. Heun},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0706.3106},
  year   = {2007}
}

Tuning the domain wall orientation in thin magnetic strips by induced anisotropy

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