Magnetic domain walls displacement: Automotion versus spin-transfer torque
Magnetic domain walls displacement: Automotion versus spin-transfer torque
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevb.82.214414
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发表时间:
2010-12-10
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Miltat, Jacques
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作者:
Chauleau, Jean-Yves;Weil, Raphael;Miltat, Jacques
From the magnetization dynamics equation, a domain wall that changes structure is predicted to undergo a displacement by itself, a phenomenon called automotion. We experimentally demonstrate this effect in soft nanostrips, by transforming under spin-transfer torque a metastable asymmetric transverse wall into a vortex wall. Displacements more than three times larger than under spin-transfer torque only are measured for 1 ns pulses. The results are explained by analytical and numerical micromagnetics. Their relevance to domain-wall motion under spin-transfer torque is emphasized.