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Selective Injection of Magnetic Domain Walls in Permalloy nanostripes. Johanna Akerman 1 , Manuel Muñoz 2 , Marco Maicas 1 , José L. Prieto 1 . 1. Instituto de Sistemas Optoelectrónicos y Microtecnología, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. 2.IMMInstituto de Microeléctronica de Madrid. IEEE International Magnetic Conference 4 – 8 May  2014,  Dresden, Germany

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Page 1: Selective Injection of Magnetic Domain Walls in … · 2018-02-11 · Selective Injection of Magnetic Domain Walls in Permalloynanostripes. Johanna Akerman1, Manuel Muñoz2, Marco

Selective Injection of Magnetic Domain Walls in Permalloy nanostripes.

Johanna Akerman1, Manuel Muñoz2, Marco Maicas1, José L. Prieto1.

1. Instituto de Sistemas Optoelectrónicos y Microtecnología, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.2.IMM‐Instituto de Microeléctronica de Madrid.

IEEE International Magnetic Conference 4 – 8 May 2014, Dresden, Germany

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Motivation

S.S.P. Parkin et al. Science 320, 190 (2008)

Future Magnetic Memory Devices

Exquisite control

Reliable InjectionControlled PinningDefined Depinning Process

Different types of DWs: • Notch dimensions (Zhu APL 2012, Faulkner JAP 2004) • Stripe thickness (Bogart PRB 2009)• Stochastic behaviour (Boklage APL 2013, Im PRL 2009, Akerman PRB 2010)

Which type of DW will likely pin?? CI Depinning: Joule Heating /STT • Spatial Distribution of J andmagnetization around the notch.

We explore the conditions of DW injection Selective Pinning of different types of DWs

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A C

50 Ω IDCHinj

Device Fabrication & Experimental Setup

B

• E‐beam LithographySputteringLift Off

• Ta/Py(10nm)/Ta/Pt300 nm wide

• 3 Notch Shapes:300 nm100 nm

• Hprop ≈ 2 Oe Good!!

• V pulse : 1,4V 10ns

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0,0 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,4

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Dynamic Pinning

Quasistatic Pinning

• Hinj = 8 Oe > Hprop1 Type Pinned DWs !!!

• Hinj = 0 Oe < Hprop1 type Unpinned DWs !!! (Prieto PRB 2011, Muñoz Nat Comm 2011)

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Results

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VCW TCW TCCW VCCWSimilar AMR Value

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• Hinj = 0 Oe1 peak at 0.20 Ω Unpinned TWs

• Hinj = 10 Oe ≈ Hwalker0.19 Ω0.22 Ω0.27 Ω0.32 Ω

• Hinj = 20 OeOnly 2 peaks??!!

• VCCW TCCW

Micromagnetic Simulations: OOMMF• α =0.01• H 5,5mT

Above Hwalker + No depinning eventsAll DWs types should be there!!

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• VCCW TCCW. 360º

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Results

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0Hinj (mT)

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• Hinj = 0 Oe1 peak at 0.20 Ω Unpinned TWs

• Hinj = 10 Oe1st peak at 0.185 Ω2nd peak at 0.220 Ω

0.230 Ω• Hinj = 20 Oe1 peak

Micromagnetic Simulations: OOMMF

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Notch

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.)

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Micromagnetic Simulations: Oommf• Similar to Square notch.• TCCW smaller dependency with Hinj

0,19Ω at Hinj =20 Oe

&&

& &

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Conclusions

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• Changing the shape of the notch alters slightly the notch pattern.

• Careful should be taken when associating a value of AMR to a type of DW!!!

• The apparent absence of some DWs at high or moderate Hinj indicates that AMRs of different DWs gets similar!

• We have studied the conditions of DW injections that allow selective pinning of different types of DWs.

• Hinj = 0 Oe TCCW + TCW

Hinj >Hwalker + No depinning events

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Thank you for your attention

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TCCW 7.2mT

TCCW 7.2mT

TCCW 7.2mT

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VCW 8 mT

VCCW 8 mT

TCW 3.6mT

TCCW 7.2mT

Mismo tamaño misma AMR

Esto explica los dos picos del triangulo a Hinj=20Oe.Es el valor de la ARM de la pared justo antes de depinearse. Fact 1Todo cuadraría si no fuera porque la TCW va a su puta bola básicamente y no puedes decir a campo “a campo alto” para esto porque en teoría a campo alto debería haberse ido. Si te fijas en la tesis de Hayashi, en la imagen de MFM la TC (pag 57) aparece pineada en el centro del notch y no a su derecha como en mis simulaciones. Esto explica que se necesite mas campo para depinearla, en la realidad que en la simulaciones. ¿Porque pasa esto? Se podría argumentar esto con el Stochastic pinning que a campo alto la pared esta mas distorcionada y se pinea mas? Por eso cuando deberia desanclarse sigue pineada, que en la simulaciones no se ve pero en la realidad existe y esta medido. Fact 3

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