Suppression of Dynamically Induced Stochastic Magnetic Behaviour through Materials Engineering

Broomhall, T; Rushforth, A; Rosamond, M; Linfield, E; Hayward, T

Abstract

tochastic behavior fundamentally limits the performance and reliability of nanomagnetic devices. Typically, stochastic behavior is assumed to be the result of simple thermal activation, but it may also be “dynamically induced,” i.e., a direct result of the spatial and temporal complexity of magnetization dynamics. Here, we show how materials engineering can be used to comprehensively suppress dynamically induced stochasticity. Using the dynamics of magnetic domain walls in Ni80Fe20 nanowires as a case study, we show how manipulation of the Gilbert damping constant via doping with the rare-earth-element terbium dramatically simplifies domain-wall dynamics. This allows us to obtain quasi-deterministic behaviors from systems that nominally exhibit exceptionally high levels of stochasticity.

Citation

Broomhall, T., Rushforth, A., Rosamond, M., Linfield, E., & Hayward, T. (2020). Suppression of Dynamically Induced Stochastic Magnetic Behaviour through Materials Engineering. Physical Review Applied, 13(2), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.13.024039

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 15, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Feb 14, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020-02
• Deposit Date: Apr 1, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 1, 2020
• Journal: Physical Review Applied
• Publisher: American Physical Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 2
• Article Number: 024039
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.13.024039
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3862419
• Publisher URL: https://journals.aps.org/prapplied/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.13.024039