Nonlinear domain-wall velocity enhancement by spin-polarized electric current.

نویسندگان

  • G S D Beach
  • C Knutson
  • C Nistor
  • M Tsoi
  • J L Erskine
چکیده

The interaction between a dc spin-polarized electric current and a magnetic domain wall in a Permalloy nanowire was studied by high-bandwidth scanning Kerr polarimetry. The full functional dependence of wall velocity on electric current and magnetic field is presented. With the pinning potential nulled by a field, current-induced velocity enhancements exceeded 35 m/s at a current density of approximately 6 x 10(11) A/m(2). This large enhancement, more than 10 times that found in pinning-dominated experiments, results in part from an interaction that is nonlinear in current and independent of current direction.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical review letters

دوره 97 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006