Published December 23, 2013 | Version v1
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Steady-state domain wall motion driven by adiabatic spin-transfer torque with assistance of microwave field

  • 1. School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083 (China)
  • 2. Department of Physics, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073 (China)
  • 3. Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123 (China)

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We have studied the current-induced displacement of a 180° Bloch wall by means of micromagnetic simulation and analytical approach. It is found that the adiabatic spin-transfer torque can sustain a steady-state domain wall (DW) motion in the direction opposite to that of the electron flow without Walker Breakdown when a transverse microwave field is applied. This kind of motion is very sensitive to the microwave frequency and can be resonantly enhanced by exciting the domain wall thickness oscillation mode. A one-dimensional analytical model was established to account for the microwave-assisted wall motion. These findings may be helpful for reducing the critical spin-polarized current density and designing DW-based spintronic devices

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Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
103
Journal Issue
26
Journal Page Range
p. 262408-262408.5
ISSN
0003-6951
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