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Swift thermal steering of domain walls in ferromagnetic MnBi stripes

Authors :
Sukhov, Alexander
Chotorlishvili, Levan
Ernst, Arthur
Zubizarreta, Xabier
Ostanin, Sergey
Mertig, Ingrid
Gross, Eberhard K. U.
Berakdar, Jamal
Source :
Sci. Rep. 6, 24411 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

We predict a fast domain wall (DW) motion induced by a thermal gradient across a nanoscopic ferromagnetic stripe of MnBi. The driving mechanism is an exchange torque fueled by magnon accumulation at the DWs. Depending on the thickness of the sample, both hot-to-cold and cold-to-hot DW motion directions are possible. The finding unveils an energy efficient way to manipulate DWs as an essential element in magnetic information processing such as racetrack memory.

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
Sci. Rep. 6, 24411 (2016)
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1604.06575
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/srep24411