Control of vortex chirality in a symmetric ferromagnetic ring using ferromagnetic nanoelement

Controlling the vortex chirality in ferromagnetic nanodots and nanorings has been a topic of investigation for the last few years. Many control methods have been proposed and it has been found that the control is related to the breaking of the circular symmetry. In this paper, we present a theoretical study demonstrating the control of chirality in ferromagnetic nanoring without directly breaking its symmetry, but instead by placing elongated ferromagnetic nanoelement inside the ring, Here, the stray magnetostatic field exerted by the asymmetrically placed nanoelement determines the movement of the domain walls upon remagnetization of the nanoring and the resulting chirality in the remanence. This approach allows the chirality of the vortex state to be controlled and also promises its control in a dense array of nanorings, thus suitable for spintronic and magnonic applications.
Comment: 7 pages, 5 figures