252 research outputs found
Evolution and stability of a magnetic vortex in small cylindrical ferromagnetic particle under applied field
The energy of a displaced magnetic vortex in a cylindrical particle made of
isotropic ferromagnetic material (magnetic dot) is calculated taking into
account the magnetic dipolar and the exchange interactions. Under the
simplifying assumption of small dot thickness the closed-form expressions for
the dot energy is written in a non-perturbative way as a function of the
coordinate of the vortex center. Then, the process of losing the stability of
the vortex under the influence of the externally applied magnetic field is
considered. The field destabilizing the vortex as well as the field when the
vortex energy is equal to the energy of a uniformly magnetized state are
calculated and presented as a function of dot geometry. The results (containing
no adjustable parameters) are compared to the recent experiment and are in good
agreement.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, RevTe
Interacting circular nanomagnets
Regular 2D rectangular lattices of permalloy nanoparticles (40 nm in
diameter) were prepared by the method of the electron lithography. The
magnetization curves were studied by Hall magnetometry with the compensation
technique for different external field orientations at 4.2K and 77K. The shape
of hysteresis curves indicates that there is magnetostatic interaction between
the particles. The main peculiarity is the existence of remanent magnetization
perpendicular to easy plain. By numerical simulation it is shown, that the
character of the magnetization reversal is a result of the interplay of the
interparticle interaction and the magnetization distribution within the
particles (vortex or uniform).Comment: 16 pages, 8 figure
Ultralong Copper Phthalocyanine Nanowires with New Crystal Structure and Broad Optical Absorption
The development of molecular nanostructures plays a major role in emerging
organic electronic applications, as it leads to improved performance and is
compatible with our increasing need for miniaturisation. In particular,
nanowires have been obtained from solution or vapour phase and have displayed
high conductivity, or large interfacial areas in solar cells. In all cases
however, the crystal structure remains as in films or bulk, and the
exploitation of wires requires extensive post-growth manipulation as their
orientations are random. Here we report copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) nanowires
with diameters of 10-100 nm, high directionality and unprecedented aspect
ratios. We demonstrate that they adopt a new crystal phase, designated
eta-CuPc, where the molecules stack along the long axis. The resulting high
electronic overlap along the centimetre length stacks achieved in our wires
mediates antiferromagnetic couplings and broadens the optical absorption
spectrum. The ability to fabricate ultralong, flexible metal phthalocyanine
nanowires opens new possibilities for applications of these simple molecules
Vortex motion in a finite-size easy-plane ferromagnet and application to a nanodot
We study the motion of a non-planar vortex in a circular easy-plane
ferromagnet, which imitates a magnetic nanodot. Analysis was done using
numerical simulations and a new collective variable theory which includes the
coupling of Goldstone-like mode with the vortex center. Without magnetic field
the vortex follows a spiral orbit which we calculate. When a rotating in-plane
magnetic field is included, the vortex tends to a stable limit cycle which
exists in a significant range of field amplitude B and frequency for a
given system size L. For a fixed , the radius R of the orbital motion
is proportional to L while the orbital frequency varies as 1/L and is
significantly smaller than . Since the limit cycle is caused by the
interplay between the magnetization and the vortex motion, the internal mode is
essential in the collective variable theory which then gives the correct
estimate and dependency for the orbit radius . Using this
simple theory we indicate how an ac magnetic field can be used to control
vortices observed in real magnetic nanodots.Comment: 15 pages (RevTeX), 14 figures (eps
Voltage-driven displacement of magnetic vortex cores
Abstract
Magnetic vortex cores in polycrystalline Ni discs underwent non-volatile displacements due to voltage-driven ferroelectric domain switching in single-crystal BaTiO3. This behaviour was observed using photoemission electron microscopy to image both the ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity, while varying in-plane sample orientation. The resulting vector maps of disc magnetization match well with micromagnetic simulations, which show that the vortex core is translated by the transit of a ferroelectric domain wall, and thus the inhomogeneous strain with which it is associated. The non-volatility is attributed to pinning inside the discs. Voltage-driven displacement of magnetic vortex cores is novel, and opens the way for studying voltage-driven vortex dynamics.The Royal Society, Gates Cambridge, the Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability, Trinity College (Cambridge), Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR) from the Catalan governmen
Effective anisotropy of thin nanomagnets: beyond the surface anisotropy approach
We study the effective anisotropy induced in thin nanomagnets by the nonlocal
demagnetization field (dipole-dipole interaction). Assuming a magnetization
independent of the thickness coordinate, we reduce the energy to an
inhomogeneneous onsite anisotropy. Vortex solutions exist and are ground states
for this model. We illustrate our approach for a disk and a square geometry. In
particular, we obtain good agreement between spin-lattice simulations with this
effective anisotropy and micromagnetic simulations.Comment: ReVTeX, 14 pages, 6 figure
Voltage-driven annihilation and creation of magnetic vortices in Ni discs.
Using photoemission electron microscopy (PEEM) to image ferromagnetism in polycrystalline Ni disks, and ferroelectricity in their single-crystal BaTiO3 substrates, we find that voltage-driven 90° ferroelectric domain switching serves to reversibly annihilate each magnetic vortex via uniaxial compressive strain, and that the orientation of the resulting bi-domain reveals the chirality of the annihilated vortex. Micromagnetic simulations reveal that only 60% of this strain is required for annihilation. Voltage control of magnetic vortices is novel, and should be energetically favourable with respect to the use of a magnetic field or an electrical current. In future, stray field from bi-domains could be exploited to read vortex chirality. Given that core polarity can already be read via stray field, our work represents a step towards four-state low-power memory applications.The Royal Society, Gates Cambridge, the Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability, Trinity College, Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR) from the Catalan government for Beatriu de Pinós postdoctoral fellowship (2014 BP-A 00079)
Voltage control of magnetic single domains in Ni discs on ferroelectric BaTiO<inf>3</inf>
For 1 μm diameter Ni discs on a BaTiO3 substrate, the local magnetization direction is determined by ferroelectric domain orientation as a consequence of growth strain, such that single domain discs lie on single ferroelectric domains. On applying a voltage across the substrate, ferroelectric domain switching yields non volatile magnetization rotations of 90°, while piezoelectric effects that are small and continuous yield non volatile magnetization reversals that are non-deterministic. This demonstration of magnetization reversal without ferroelectric domain switching implies reduced fatigue, and therefore represents a step towards applications
Voltage-driven displacement of magnetic vortex cores
Magnetic vortex cores in polycrystalline Ni discs underwent non-volatile displacements due to voltage-driven ferroelectric domain switching in single-crystal BaTiO3. This behaviour was observed using photoemission electron microscopy to image both the ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity, while varying in-plane sample orientation. The resulting vector maps of disc magnetization match well with micromagnetic simulations, which show that the vortex core is translated by the transit of a ferroelectric domain wall, and thus the inhomogeneous strain with which it is associated. The non-volatility is attributed to pinning inside the discs. Voltage-driven displacement of magnetic vortex cores is novel, and opens the way for studying voltage-driven vortex dynamics
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