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We study theoretically hole current-driven domain wall dynamics in (Ga,Mn)As. We show that the spin-orbit coupling causes significant hole reflection at the domain wall, even in the adiabatic limit when the wall is much thicker than the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-25 Anh Kiet Nguyen , Hans Joakim Skadsem , Arne Brataas

In order to explain recent experiments reporting a motion of magnetic domain walls (DW) in nanowires carrying a current, we propose a modification of the spin transfer torque term in the Landau-Lifchitz-Gilbert equation. We show that it…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-24 A. Thiaville , Y. Nakatani , J. Miltat , Y Suzuki

We investigated how the dynamics of a domain wall are affected by the presence of spin density waves in a ferromagnetic wire. Domain walls and other scattering centres can cause coherent spin density waves to propagate through a wire when a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-07-19 Nicholas Sedlmayr , Vitalii Dugaev , Jamal Berakdar

The domain wall motion along a helix-shaped nanowire is studied for the case of spin-current driving via Bazaliy-Zhang-Li mechanism. The analysis is based on collective variable approach. Two new effects are ascertained: (i) the curvature…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-03-23 Kostiantyn V. Yershov , Volodymyr P. Kravchuk , Denis D. Sheka , Yuri Gaididei

We study theoretically the current-induced magnetic domain wall motion in a metallic nanowire with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. The anisotropy can reduce the critical current density of the domain wall motion. We explain the reduction…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Soon-Wook Jung , Woojin Kim , Taek-Dong Lee , Kyung-Jin Lee , Hyun-Woo Lee

Microscopic theory of domain wall dynamics under electric current is reviewed. Domain wall is treated as rigid and planar. The spin-transfer torque and forces on the wall are derived based on the $s$-$d$ exchange interaction between…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Gen Tatara , Hiroshi Kohno , Junya Shibata

Understanding and manipulating nanoscale domain wall (DW) dynamics is a central topic in magnetism and spintronics for its promising applications in logic and memory devices. In most magnetic systems, inertia affects only transient DW…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-20 K. Y. Jing , X. R. Wang , H. Y. Yuan

A domain wall in a ferromagnetic one-dimensional nanowire experiences current induced motion due to its coupling with the conduction electrons. When the current is not sufficient to drive the domain wall through the wire, or it is confined…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-07-13 Nicholas Sedlmayr , Jamal Berakdar

We report a theoretical overview of the magnetic domain wall behavior under an electric current in infinitely-long nanotubes with azimuthal magnetization, combining the $1$D analytic model and micromagnetic simulations. We highlight effects…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-01-27 Jérôme Hurst , Arnaud De Riz , Staňo , Jean-Christophe Toussaint , Olivier Fruchart , Daria Gusakova

We study the effect of disorder on the dynamics of a transverse domain wall in ferromagnetic nanostrips, driven either by magnetic fields or spin-polarized currents, by performing a large ensemble of GPU-accelerated micromagnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-10-29 Ben Van de Wiele , Lasse Laurson , Gianfranco Durin

The key concept in spintronics of current-driven noncollinear magnetic textures, such as magnetic domain walls (DWs), is adiabaticity, i.e., how closely electronic spins track classical localized magnetic moments (LMMs) of the texture. When…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-12-30 Felipe Reyes Osorio , Branislav K. Nikolic

We present an analytical calculation of the velocity of a single 180 degree domain wall in a magnetic structure with reduced thickness and/or lateral dimension under the combined action of an external applied magnetic field and an…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-07-26 A. Mougin , M. Cormier , J. P. Adam , P. J. Metaxas , J. Ferre

A method for deterministic control of the magnetic order parameter using an electrical stimulus is highly desired for the new generation of spintronic and magnetoelectronic devices. Much effort has been focused on magnetic domain-wall…

Spin dynamics of field-driven domain walls (DWs) guided by Permalloy nanowires are studied by high-speed magneto-optic polarimetry and numerical simulations. DW velocities and spin configurations are determined as functions of longitudinal…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-09-05 Jusang Yang , Geoffrey S. D. Beach , Carl Knutson , James L. Erskine

Magnetic nanowires supporting field- and current-driven domain wall motion are envisioned for new methods of information storage and processing. A major obstacle for their practical use is the domainwall velocity, which is traditionally…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-06-13 M. Kuteifan , M. V. Lubarda , S. Fu , R. Chang , M. A. Escobar , S. Mangin , E. E. Fullerton , V. Lomakin

We study spin motive forces, i.e, spin-dependent forces, and voltages induced by time-dependent magnetization textures, for moving magnetic vortices and domain walls. First, we consider the voltage generated by a one-dimensional…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2013-05-29 M. E. Lucassen , G. C. F. L. Kruis , R. Lavrijsen , H. J. M. Swagten , B. Koopmans , R. A. Duine

We report a study on the field-driven propagation of vortex-like domain walls in ferromagnetic nanotubes. This particular geometry gives rise to a special feature of the static wall configuration, which significantly influences its…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-14 Ming Yan , Christian Andreas , Attila Kákay , Felipe Garcia-Sanchez , Riccardo Hertel

We outline a general framework to determine the effect of non-equilibrium fluctuations on driven collective coordinates, and apply it to a current-driven domain wall in a nanocontact. In this case the collective coordinates are the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-05-29 M. E. Lucassen , R. A. Duine

We present a circuit model to describe the electron transport through a domain wall in a ferromagnetic nanowire. The domain wall is treated as a coherent 4-terminal device with incoming and outgoing channels of spin up and down and the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Peter E. Falloon , Rodolfo A. Jalabert , Dietmar Weinmann , Robert L. Stamps

We study electron transport through a domain wall in a ferromagnetic nanowire subject to spin-dependent scattering. A scattering matrix formalism is developed to address both coherent and incoherent transport properties. The coherent case…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Peter E. Falloon , Rodolfo A. Jalabert , Dietmar Weinmann , Robert L. Stamps