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Spin torque and charge resistance of ferromagnetic semiconductor 2β’πœ‹ and πœ‹ domain walls
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Spin torque and charge resistance of ferromagnetic semiconductor 2β’πœ‹ and πœ‹ domain walls

E. A Golovatski and M. E FlattΓ©
Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics, Vol.84(11), 115210
09/2011
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.115210

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Abstract

Charge resistance and spin torque are generated by coherent carrier transport through ferromagnetic 2β’πœ‹ domain walls, and follow qualitatively different trends than for πœ‹ domain walls. The charge resistance of 2β’πœ‹ domain walls reaches a maximum at an intermediate wall thickness, unlike πœ‹ domain walls, whose resistance decreases monotonically with wall thickness. The peak amplitude of the spin torque and the optimal thickness of the domain wall to maximize torque for a 2β’πœ‹ wall are more than twice as large as found for a πœ‹ domain wall in the same material, producing a larger domain wall velocity for the 2β’πœ‹ wall and suggesting such walls may be preferable for magnetoelectronic devices incorporating domain wall motion.

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