Current-induced magnetization reversal in magnetic nanowires

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 626-632

  Wegrowe, J E ^a   Kelly, D ^a   Jaccard, Y ^a   Guittienne, Ph ^a   Ansermet, J Ph ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0033084448     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i1999-00213-1     Document Type: Article

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33. This hypothesis is justified by the fact that both the nature of the domain wall (180° between two domains) and the domain wall thickness (limit of stability) are roughly constant whatever the orientation of the domain with respect to the wire axis. Furthermore, the discrepancy observed at large angle can be understood by the effect of the geometry of the current lines with respect to the domain wall. Namely the difference between CPW (current perpendicular to the wall) and CIW (current parallel to the wall) effects [3].
34. Patent filed.