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A sound idea: Manipulating domain walls in magnetic nanowires using surface acoustic waves.
- Source :
- Applied Physics Letters; 10/5/2015, Vol. 107 Issue 14, p1-5, 5p, 2 Diagrams, 3 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- We propose a method of pinning and propagating domain walls in artificial multiferroic nanowires using electrically induced surface acoustic waves. Using finite-element micromagnetic simulations and 1D semi-analytical modelling, we demonstrate how a pair of interdigitated acoustic transducers can remotely induce an array of attractive domain wall pinning sites by forming a standing stress/strain wave along a nanowire's length. Shifts in the frequencies of the surface acoustic waves allow multiple domain walls to be synchronously transported at speeds up to 50 ms<superscript>-1</superscript>. Our study lays the foundation for energy-efficient domain wall devices that exploit the low propagation losses of surface acoustic waves to precisely manipulate large numbers of data bits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00036951
- Volume :
- 107
- Issue :
- 14
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Applied Physics Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 110277773
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4932057