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Ferroelectric control of magnetic domains in ultra-thin cobalt layers
- Source :
- Applied Physics Letters, Applied Physics Letters, American Institute of Physics, 2013, 103 (22), pp.222902. ⟨10.1063/1.4833495⟩, Applied Physics Letters, 2013, 103 (22), pp.222902. ⟨10.1063/1.4833495⟩, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2013.
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Abstract
- Non-volatile ferroelectric control of magnetic domains has been demonstrated in ultra-thin cobalt layers at room temperature. The sensitivity of magnetic anisotropy energy to the electronic structure in a few atomic layers adjacent to the interface allows for ferroelectric control of coercivity and magnetic domain dynamics. These effects have been monitored and quantified using magneto-optical Kerr effect. In particular, the regimes, where the ferroelectric domains enhance/inhibit the magnetic domain nucleation or increase/reduce domain wall velocity, have been explored. Thus, non-destructive and reversible ferroelectric domain writing provides a tool to define the magnetic domain paths, create nucleation sites, or control domain movement. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Magnetic domain
Condensed matter physics
Nucleation
02 engineering and technology
Coercivity
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
01 natural sciences
Ferroelectricity
Hysteresis
Magnetic anisotropy
Condensed Matter::Materials Science
Domain wall (magnetism)
0103 physical sciences
[PHYS.COND.CM-MS]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Materials Science [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]
Single domain
010306 general physics
0210 nano-technology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00036951
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Applied Physics Letters, Applied Physics Letters, American Institute of Physics, 2013, 103 (22), pp.222902. ⟨10.1063/1.4833495⟩, Applied Physics Letters, 2013, 103 (22), pp.222902. ⟨10.1063/1.4833495⟩, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fd43b034bcb93107031e235fd31a0d06