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Magnetic domain walls are topological solitons whose internal structure is set by competing energies which sculpt them. In common ferromagnets, domain walls are known to be of either Bloch or N\'eel types. Little is established in the case…

We report first principle numerical study of domain wall (DW) depinning in two-dimensional magnetic film, which is modeled by 2D random-field Ising system with the dipole-dipole interaction. We observe nonconventional activation-type motion…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-01-20 Bin Xi , Meng-Bo Luo , Valerii M. Vinokur , Xiao Hu

The geometry and morphology of magnetic domain walls (DWs) are closely related to their dynamics when driven by external forces. Under some reliable approximations DWs can be considered self-affine interfaces, so universal laws govern their…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2023-12-29 P. Domenichini , G. Pasquini , M. G. Capeluto

To minimize their electrostatic energy, insulating ferroelectric films tend to break up into nanoscale ``Kittel'' domains of opposite polarization that are separated by uncharged 180$^\circ$ domain walls. Here, I report on self-consistent…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-10-14 W. A. Atkinson

We present an analytic study of domain-wall statics and dynamics in ferromagnetic nanotubes with spin-orbit-induced Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI). Even at the level of statics, dramatic effects arise from the interplay of space…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-02-24 Arseni Goussev , J. M. Robbins , Valeriy Slastikov , Oleg A. Tretiakov

We have measured the contribution of magnetic domain walls (DWs) to the electric resistance in epitaxial manganite films patterned by electron-beam lithography into a track containing a set of notches. We find a DW resistance-area (RA)…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-06-25 T. Arnal , A. V. Khvalokvskii , M. Bibes , Ph. Lecoeur , A. -M. Haghiri-Gosnet , B. Mercey

Recent advances in nanofabrication make it possible to produce multilayer nanostructures composed of ultrathin film materials with thickness down to a few monolayers of atoms and lateral extent of several tens of nanometers. At these…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-02-07 Cyrill B. Muratov , Valeriy V. Slastikov

In polar oxide interfaces phenomena such as conductivity, superconductivity, magnetism, one-dimensional conductivity and Quantum Hall states can emerge at the polar discontinuity. Combining controllable ferroelectricity at such interfaces…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-07-06 Gal Tuvia , Yiftach Frenkel , Prasanna K. Rout , Itai Silber , Beena Kalisky , Yoram Dagan

Ferroelectric domain walls are attracting broad attention as atomic-scale switches, diodes and mobile wires for next-generation nanoelectronics. Charged domain walls in improper ferroelectrics are particularly interesting as they offer…

Freestanding ferroelectric oxide membranes emerge as a promising platform for exploring the interplay between topological polar ordering and dipolar interactions that are continuously tunable by strain. Our investigations combining density…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-07-31 Yihao Hu , Jiyuan Yang , Shi Liu

We examine the substructures of magnetic domain walls (DWs) in [Pt/(Co/Ni)$_M$/Ir]$_N$ multi-layers using a combination of micromagnetic theory and Lorentz transmission electron microscopy (LTEM). Thermal stability calculations of Q=$\pm$1…

Ultrafast optical control of magnetic textures offers new opportunities for energy-efficient, high-speed spintronic devices. While uniform magnetization reversal via all-optical switching is well established, the formation dynamics of…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-07-29 Yuzhu Fan , Gaolong Cao , Junlin Wang , Sheng Jiang , Jing Wu , Johan Åkerman , Jonas Weissenrieder

We present a microscopic first-principles study of the neutral structural domain walls (DWs) in the multiferroic hexagonal manganites, which have been shown to exhibit cross-couplings between ferroelectricity and struc- tural antiphase. We…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-05 Yu Kumagai , Nicola A. Spaldin

The switching of electric polarization induced by electric fields -a fundamental functionality of ferroelectrics- is closely associated with the motions of the domain walls that separate regions with distinct polarization directions.…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-01-10 F. Kagawa , S. Horiuchi , N. Minami , S. Ishibashi , K. Kobayashi , R. Kumai , Y. Murakami , Y. Tokura

A series of microstructures designed to pin domain-walls (DWs) in (Ga,Mn)As with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy has been employed to determine extrinsic and intrinsic contributions to DW resistance. The former is explained quantitatively…

Materials Science · Physics 2010-01-13 D. Chiba , M. Yamanouchi , F. Matsukura , T. Dietl , H. Ohno

Ferroelectric domain walls are a rich source of emergent electronic properties and unusual polar order. Recent studies showed that the configuration of ferroelectric walls can go well beyond the conventional Ising-type structure. N\'eel-,…

Domain walls are ubiquitous in materials that undergo phase transitions driven by spontaneous symmetry breaking. Domain walls in ferroics and multiferroics have received tremendous attention recently due to their emergent properties…

Ultra-dense domain walls are increasingly important for many devices but their microscopic properties are so far not fully understood. Here we use molecular dynamic simulations to study the domain wall stability in the prototypical…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-10-06 Arne J. Klomp , Ruben Khachaturyan , Theophilus Wallis , Anna Grünebohm , Karsten Albe

The fundamental limits currently faced by traditional computing devices necessitate the exploration of new ways to store, compute and transmit information. Here, we propose a three-dimensional (3D) magnetic interconnector that exploits…

Ferroelectric $\mathrm{HfO}_2$ has attracted extensive research interest for its applications in AI era. The domain walls play a crucial role in phase structure stabilization and polarization switching of ferroelectric $\mathrm{HfO}_2$,…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-03-17 Chenxi Yu , Jiajia Zhang , Xujin Song , Dijiang Sun , Shangze Li , Fei Liu , Xiaoyan Liu , Wei Xi , Jinfeng Kang
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