1. Duffing oscillation-induced reversal of magnetic vortex core by a resonant perpendicular magnetic field.
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Kyoung-Woong Moon, Byong Sun Chun, Wondong Kim, Qiu, Z. Q., and Chanyong Hwang
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DUFFING oscillators , *NONLINEAR differential equations , *NANOSTRUCTURES , *MAGNETIC fields , *MAGNETIC storage , *OSCILLATION theory of differential equations - Abstract
Nonlinear dynamics of the magnetic vortex state in a circular nanodisk was studied under a perpendicular alternating magnetic field that excites the radial modes of the magnetic resonance. Here, we show that as the oscillating frequency is swept down from a frequency higher than the eigenfrequency, the amplitude of the radial mode is almost doubled to the amplitude at the fixed resonance frequency. This amplitude has a hysteresis vs. frequency sweeping direction. Our result showed that this phenomenon was due to a Duffing-type nonlinear resonance. Consequently, the amplitude enhancement reduced the vortex core-switching magnetic field to well below 10 mT. A theoretical model corresponding to the Duffing oscillator was developed from the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation to explore the physical origin of the simulation result. This work provides a new pathway for the switching of the magnetic vortex core polarity in future magnetic storage devices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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