Effect of ac on current-induced domain wall motion

W. J. Kim, T. D. Lee, S. H. Choa, S. M. Seo, K. J. Lee

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    Abstract

    Saitoh [Nature (London) 432, 203 (2004)] have reported the experimental result showing the interplay of a transverse domain wall with an electrical ac of megahertz-range frequencies. They observed a single peak of resistance in the frequency range and interpreted it with a nonadiabatic spin torque. It was argued that an ac current can induce a micrometer-range displacement of domain wall. We reconstructed the experiment in micromagnetic simulations considering the local nonzero nonadiabatic spin torque. We could not observe either an explicit single peak in the frequency-dependent resistance or an eventual displacement of domain wall by use of an ac. It indicates the local nonadiabatic torque is inappropriate to explain the experimental results of ac-induced domain wall motion. Other approaches such as the nonlocal nonadiabatic spin torque may be needed.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number09A504
    JournalJournal of Applied Physics
    Volume101
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2007

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) through the National Research Laboratory Program funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology (No. M10600000198-06J0000-19810).

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Physics and Astronomy

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