Micromagnetic Investigation of Periodic Cross-Tie/Vortex Wall Geometry

A systematic series of micromagnetic simulations on periodic cross-tie/vortex wall structures in an ideal soft film at various widths, thicknesses, and period lengths is performed. For each width and thickness a natural period length is found which has minimal energy density for walls of this type....

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Main Author: Michael J. Donahue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Advances in Condensed Matter Physics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/908692
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description A systematic series of micromagnetic simulations on periodic cross-tie/vortex wall structures in an ideal soft film at various widths, thicknesses, and period lengths is performed. For each width and thickness a natural period length is found which has minimal energy density for walls of this type. For each width, a critical thickness is determined below which the natural period length is infinite; for films thinner than this, the pure Néel wall has lower energy than any cross-tie/vortex wall. Details of the origin of the energy reduction in cross-tie/vortex walls as compared to Néel walls are also examined, and canting inside cross-tie and vortex structures in films thicker than 1 ℓex is explained.
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spelling doaj-art-d7c07d58820149f89e0e66a5e1fafa272025-08-20T02:21:11ZengWileyAdvances in Condensed Matter Physics1687-81081687-81242012-01-01201210.1155/2012/908692908692Micromagnetic Investigation of Periodic Cross-Tie/Vortex Wall GeometryMichael J. Donahue0Applied and Computational Mathematics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8910, USAA systematic series of micromagnetic simulations on periodic cross-tie/vortex wall structures in an ideal soft film at various widths, thicknesses, and period lengths is performed. For each width and thickness a natural period length is found which has minimal energy density for walls of this type. For each width, a critical thickness is determined below which the natural period length is infinite; for films thinner than this, the pure Néel wall has lower energy than any cross-tie/vortex wall. Details of the origin of the energy reduction in cross-tie/vortex walls as compared to Néel walls are also examined, and canting inside cross-tie and vortex structures in films thicker than 1 ℓex is explained.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/908692
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url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/908692
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