Sukhov Alexander, Chotorlishvili Levan, Ernst Arthur, Zubizarreta Xabier, Ostanin Sergey, Mertig Ingrid, Gross Eberhard K U, Berakdar Jamal
Institut für Physik, Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle-Wittenberg, D-06099 Halle/Saale, Germany.
Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, D-06120 Halle/Saale, Germany.
Sci Rep. 2016 Apr 14;6:24411. doi: 10.1038/srep24411.
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.
我们预测,在跨越纳米级MnBi铁磁条带的热梯度作用下,会引发快速的畴壁(DW)运动。驱动机制是由DW处的磁振子积累所激发的交换转矩。根据样品的厚度,DW的运动方向既可能是从热端到冷端,也可能是从冷端到热端。这一发现揭示了一种高效节能的方式来操控DW,而DW是诸如赛道存储器等磁信息处理中的关键元素。