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Title: Domain wall motion driven by spin Hall effect—Tuning with in-plane magnetic anisotropy

Abstract

This letter investigates the effects of in-plane magnetic anisotropy on the current induced motion of magnetic domain walls in systems with dominant perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, where accumulated spins from the spin Hall effect in an adjacent heavy metal layer are responsible for driving the domain wall motion. It is found that that the sign and magnitude of the domain wall velocity in the uniform flow regime can be tuned significantly by the in-plane magnetic anisotropy. These effects are sensitive to the ratio of the adiabatic and non-adiabatic spin transfer torque parameters and are robust in the presence of pinning and thermal fluctuations.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD (United Kingdom)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22262535
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 104; Journal Issue: 16; Other Information: (c) 2014 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; ANISOTROPY; FLUCTUATIONS; HALL EFFECT; HEAVY METALS; SPIN; TORQUE

Citation Formats

Rushforth, A. W., E-mail: andrew.rushforth@nottingham.ac.uk. Domain wall motion driven by spin Hall effect—Tuning with in-plane magnetic anisotropy. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4873583.
Rushforth, A. W., E-mail: andrew.rushforth@nottingham.ac.uk. Domain wall motion driven by spin Hall effect—Tuning with in-plane magnetic anisotropy. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4873583
Rushforth, A. W., E-mail: andrew.rushforth@nottingham.ac.uk. 2014. "Domain wall motion driven by spin Hall effect—Tuning with in-plane magnetic anisotropy". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4873583.
@article{osti_22262535,
title = {Domain wall motion driven by spin Hall effect—Tuning with in-plane magnetic anisotropy},
author = {Rushforth, A. W., E-mail: andrew.rushforth@nottingham.ac.uk},
abstractNote = {This letter investigates the effects of in-plane magnetic anisotropy on the current induced motion of magnetic domain walls in systems with dominant perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, where accumulated spins from the spin Hall effect in an adjacent heavy metal layer are responsible for driving the domain wall motion. It is found that that the sign and magnitude of the domain wall velocity in the uniform flow regime can be tuned significantly by the in-plane magnetic anisotropy. These effects are sensitive to the ratio of the adiabatic and non-adiabatic spin transfer torque parameters and are robust in the presence of pinning and thermal fluctuations.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4873583},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22262535}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
issn = {0003-6951},
number = 16,
volume = 104,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}