Published December 1, 2016 | Version v1
Journal article

Magnetization reversal of the transverse domain wall confined between two clusters of magnetic impurities in a ferromagnetic planar nanowire

  • 1. Departamento de Física, Laboratório de Simulação Computacional, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais 36036–330 (Brazil)
  • 2. Departamento de Física, Laboratório de Simulação, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 30123–970 (Brazil)
  • 3. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC. 28049 Madrid (Spain)

Description

Numerical simulations have been used to investigate the polarity reversal of the transverse domain wall in rectangular magnetic nanowires and the stabilization of the domain wall position after occurring the polarity reversal. In order to control the wall position we have considered two clusters of magnetic impurities, identical and equidistant from the nanowire width axis. Traps of pinning and blocking for the transverse domain wall can be originated from magnetic impurities, consisting of a local variation of the exchange constant. Under suitable excitation amplitudes it is possible to switch the polarity of the transverse domain wall by applying a nanosecond axial magnetic field pulse in a fast and controllable way. - Highlights: • Traps for pinning and blocking transverse domain walls are proposed. • The traps consisting of localized modifications of the magnetic properties. • The wall polarity can be reversed in a fast and controllable way.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2016.05.107

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jmmm.2016.05.107;
PII
S0304-8853(16)30939-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Journal Volume
419
Journal Page Range
p. 37-42
ISSN
0304-8853
CODEN
JMMMDC

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
48031183
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
AMPLITUDES; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; EXCITATION; IMPURITIES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIZATION; NANOWIRES; PULSES; STABILIZATION; TRAPS
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SIMULATION

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