Domain-wall velocities of up to 750 m s-1 driven by exchange-coupling torque in synthetic antiferromagnets

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 221-226

  Yang, See Hun ^a   Ryu, Kwang Su ^a   Parkin, Stuart ^a  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; ANTIFERROMAGNETISM; EXCHANGE COUPLING; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION; NANOWIRES;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC COUPLING; ANTIFERROMAGNETIC EXCHANGE COUPLING; DOMAIN WALL STRUCTURES; DOMAIN WALL VELOCITIES; ELECTRICAL CURRENT; FRINGING MAGNETIC FIELDS; SYNTHETIC ANTIFERROMAGNETIC; SYNTHETIC ANTIFERROMAGNETS;

DOMAIN WALLS;

NANOWIRE;

ANTIFERROMAGNET; ARTICLE; DENSITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; HYSTERESIS; MAGNET; MAGNETISM; MAGNETOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

EID: 84924548274     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2014.324     Document Type: Article

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