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Title: Dynamics and switching processes for magnetic bubbles in nanoelements

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Cavendish Laboratory, J. J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE (United Kingdom)
  2. Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Crete, Knossou Avenue, 71409 Heraklion Crete (Greece)

We study numerically the dynamics of a magnetic bubble in a disk-shaped magnetic element which is probed by a pulse of a magnetic field gradient. Magnetic bubbles are nontrivial magnetic configurations which are characterized by a topological (skyrmion) number N and they have been observed in mesoscopic magnetic elements with strong perpendicular anisotropy. For weak fields we find a skew deflection of the axially symmetric N=1 bubble and a subsequent periodic motion around the center of the dot. This gyrotropic motion of the magnetic bubble is shown here for the first time. Stronger fields induce switching of the N=1 bubble to a bubble which contains a pair of Bloch lines and has N=0. The N=0 bubble can be switched back to a N=1 bubble by applying again an external field gradient. Detailed features of the unusual bubble dynamics are described by employing the skyrmion number and the moments of the associated topological density.

OSTI ID:
21287028
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 79, Issue 22; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.224429; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1098-0121
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English