Magnetic bistability of Co nanodots

被引：99

作者：

Ding, HF

Schmid, AK

Li, DQ

Guslienko, KY

Bader, SD

机构：

[1] Argonne Natl Lab, Div Mat Sci, Argonne, IL 60439 USA

[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Div Mat Sci, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2005年 / 94卷 / 15期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.157202

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

Size-dependent magnetic single-domain versus vortex state stability of Co/Ru(0001) nanodots is explored with spin-polarized low-energy electron microscopy, analytical modeling, and micromagnetic simulations. We show that both single-domain and vortex states can be stabilized in a broad region near the phase boundary. The calculated width of the bistability region and temperature dependent heights of the energy barriers between both states agree well with our experimental findings.

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