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ABSTRACT: The electric (E) field control of magnetic properties opens the prospects of
an alternative to magnetic field or electric current activation to control
magnetization. Multilayers with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) have
proven to be particularly sensitive to the influence of an E-field due to the
interfacial origin of their anisotropy. In these systems, E-field effects have
been recently applied to assist magnetization switching and control domain wall
(DW) velocity. Here we report on two new applications of the E-field in a
similar material : controlling DW nucleation and stopping DW propagation at the
edge of the electrode.
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Applied Physics Letters 10/2009; 95(17):179902-179902-1. · 3.84 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We report the direct measurement of the nonadiabatic component of the spin torque in domain walls. Our method is independent of both the pinning of the domain wall in the wire as well as of the Gilbert damping parameter. We demonstrate that the ratio between the nonadiabatic and the adiabatic components can be as high as 1, and explain this high value by the importance of the spin-flip rate to the nonadiabatic torque. In addition to their fundamental significance these results open the way for applications by demonstrating a significant increase of the spin torque efficiency.
Physical Review Letters 05/2009; 102(13):137202. · 7.37 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Current-induced domain wall (DW) displacements in an array of ultrathin Pt/Co/AlOx wires with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy have been directly observed by wide field Kerr microscopy. DWs in all wires in the array were driven simultaneously and their displacement on the micrometer scale was controlled by the current pulse amplitude and duration. At the lower current densities where DW displacements were observed (j≤1.5×10<sup>12</sup> A / m <sup>2</sup>) , the DW motion obeys a creep law. At higher current density (j=1.8×10<sup>12</sup> A / m <sup>2</sup>) , zero-field average DW velocities up to 130±10 m / s were recorded.
Applied Physics Letters 01/2009; · 3.84 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We report the direct measurement of the non-adiabatic component of the spin-torque in domain walls. Our method is independent of both the pinning of the domain wall in the wire as well as of the Gilbert damping parameter. We demonstrate that the ratio between the non-adiabatic and the adiabatic components can be as high as 1, and explain this high value by the importance of the spin-flip rate to the non-adiabatic torque. Besides their fundamental significance these results open the way for applications by demonstrating a significant increase of the spin torque efficiency. Comment: 12 pages plus supplementary notes
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