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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

We investigate numerically the transverse versus vortex phase diagram of head-to-head domain walls in Co/Cu/Py spin valve nano-stripes (Py: Permalloy), in which the Co layer is mostly single domain while the Py layer hosts the domain wall.…

The dynamics of a domain wall driven by a spin-polarized current in a mesoscopic system is studied numerically. Spin-mixing in the states of the conduction electrons is fully taken into account. When the Fermi energy of the electrons is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Jun-ichiro Ohe , Bernhard Kramer

Thermally activated domain-wall (DW) motion driven by magnetic field and electric current is investigated experimentally in out-of-plane magnetized Pt(Co/Pt)$_3$ multilayers. We directly extract the thermal activation energy barrier for DW…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-11-21 Satoru Emori , Chinedum K. Umachi , David C. Bono , Geoffrey S. D. Beach

Finding a new control parameter for magnetic domain wall (DW) motion in magnetic nanostructures is important in general and in particular for the spintronics applications. Here, we show that a circularly polarized magnetic field (CPMF) at…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-01-13 P. Yan , X. R. Wang

Nanoscale self-localized topological spin textures, such as domain walls and skyrmions, are of interest for the fundamental physics of magnets and spintronics applications. Ferrimagnets (FiMs), in the region close to the angular momentum…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-10-29 R. V. Ovcharov , B. A. Ivanov , E. G. Galkina , J. Åkerman , R. S. Khymyn

We consider the spin torque induced by a current flowing ballistically through a magnetic domain wall. In addition to a global pressure in the direction of the electronic flow, the torque has an internal structure of comparable magnitude…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Xavier Waintal , Michel Viret

Domain-wall magnetoresistance and low-frequency noise have been studied in epitaxial antiferromagnetically-coupled [Fe/Cr(001)]_10 multilayers and ferromagnetic Co line structures as a function of DC current intensity. In [Fe/Cr(001)]_10…

Materials Science · Physics 2008-07-17 D. Herranz , R. Guerrero , R. Villar , F. G. Aliev , A. C. Swaving , R. A. Duine , C. van Haesendonck , I. Vavra

The dynamics of metastable magnetic domain walls in straight ferromagnetic nanowires under spin waves, external magnetic fields, and current induced spin transfer torque are studied by micromagnetic simulations. It is found that in contrast…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-05-30 Mahdi Jamali , Kyung-Jin Lee , Hyunsoo Yang

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

The dynamics of current-induced motion of a magnetic domain wall in a quasi-one-dimensional ferromagnet with both easy-axis and easy-plane anisotropy, is studied. We pay a special attention to the case of a sharp domain wall, and calculate…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-11 V. K. Dugaev , V. R. Vieira , P. D. Sacramento , J. Barnas , M. A. N. Araujo , J. Berakdar

Deterministic control of domain walls orthogonal to the direction of current flow is demonstrated by exploiting spin orbit torque in a perpendicularly polarized Ta/CoFeB/MgO multilayer in presence of an in-plane magnetic field. Notably,…

We probe the current-induced magnetic switching of insulating antiferromagnet/heavy metals systems, by electrical spin Hall magnetoresistance measurements and direct imaging, identifying a reversal occurring by domain wall (DW) motion. We…

We study in detail the classical and quantum depinning of a domain wall (DW) induced by a fast-varying spin-polarized current. By confirming the adiabatic condition for calculating the spin-torque in fast-varying current case, we show that…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Xin Liu , Xiong-Jun Liu , Zheng-Xin Liu

Understanding the domain wall (DW) dynamics in magnetic nanowires (NW) is crucial for spintronic-based applications demanding the use of DWs as information carriers. This work focuses on the dynamics of a DW displacing along a bent NW with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-11-30 G. H. R. Bittencourt , S. Castillo-Sepúlveda , O. Chubykalo-Fesenko , R. Moreno , D. Altbir , V. L. Carvalho-Santos

Magnetic domain-walls (DWs) with a preferred chirality exhibit very efficient current-driven motion. Since structural inversion asymmetry (SIA) is required for their stability, the observation of chiral domain walls in highly symmetric…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-04-14 Jeroen H. Franken , Mark Herps , Henk J. M. Swagten , Bert Koopmans

Perpendicularly magnetized materials have attracted tremendous interest due to their high anisotropy, which results in extremely narrow, nano-sized domain walls. As a result, the recently studied current-induced domain wall motion (CIDWM)…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-11 P. P. J. Haazen , E. Murè , J. H. Franken , R. Lavrijsen , H. J. M. Swagten , B. Koopmans

Of the new types of cryoelectronic devices under development, including phase shifters, giant magnetoresistance switches, diodes, transistors, and memory cells, some are based on hybrid superconductor-normal metal or…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-12-07 L. S. Uspenskaya , S. V. Egorov

The shape instability of magnetic domain walls under current is investigated in a ferromagnetic (Ga,Mn)(As,P) film with perpendicular anisotropy. Domain wall motion is driven by the spin transfer torque mechanism. A current density gradient…

Advancing the development of spin-wave devices requires high-quality low-damping magnetic materials where magnon spin currents can propagate efficiently and interact effectively with local magnetic textures. We show that magnetic domain…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-12-06 Yabin Fan , Miela J. Gross , Takian Fakhrul , Joseph Finley , Justin T. Hou , Luqiao Liu , Caroline A. Ross