Current-driven domain wall motion across a wide temperature range in a (Ga,Mn)(As,P) device

Autor: C. T. Foxon, E. De Ranieri, Gen Tatara, R. P. Campion, K. Olejník, Kaiyou Wang, B. L. Gallagher, K. W. Edmonds, J. Wunderlich, David A. Williams, A. W. Rushforth, Andrew C. Irvine
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Popis: Current-driven magnetic domain wall motion is demonstrated in the quaternary ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Mn)(As,P) at temperatures well below the ferromagnetic transition temperature, with critical currents of the order 10^5Acm^-2. This is enabled by a much weaker domain wall pinning compared to (Ga,Mn)As layers grown on a strain-relaxed buffer layer. The critical current is shown to be comparable with theoretical predictions. The wide temperature range over which domain wall motion can be achieved indicates that this is a promising system for developing an improved understanding of spin-transfer torque in systems with strong spin-orbit interaction.
12 pages, 3 figures
Databáze: OpenAIRE