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Skoric L, Donnelly C, Hierro-Rodriguez A, Cascales Sandoval MA, Ruiz-Gómez S, Foerster M, Niño MA, Belkhou R, Abert C, Suess D, Fernández-Pacheco A. Domain Wall Automotion in Three-Dimensional Magnetic Helical Interconnectors. ACS NANO 2022; 16:8860-8868. [PMID: 35580039 PMCID: PMC9245342 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c10345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
Abstract
The fundamental limits currently faced by traditional computing devices necessitate the exploration of ways to store, compute, and transmit information going beyond the current CMOS-based technologies. Here, we propose a three-dimensional (3D) magnetic interconnector that exploits geometry-driven automotion of domain walls (DWs), for the transfer of magnetic information between functional magnetic planes. By combining state-of-the-art 3D nanoprinting and standard physical vapor deposition, we prototype 3D helical DW conduits. We observe the automotion of DWs by imaging their magnetic state under different field sequences using X-ray microscopy, observing a robust unidirectional motion of DWs from the bottom to the top of the spirals. From experiments and micromagnetic simulations, we determine that the large thickness gradients present in the structure are the main mechanism for 3D DW automotion. We obtain direct evidence of how this tailorable magnetic energy gradient is imprinted in the devices, and how it competes with pinning effects that are due to local changes in the energy landscape. Our work also predicts how this effect could lead to high DW velocities, reaching the Walker limit during automotion. This work demonstrates a possible mechanism for efficient transfer of magnetic information in three dimensions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Luka Skoric
- Department
of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, University
of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
- E-mail: (L. Skoric)
| | - Claire Donnelly
- Department
of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, University
of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
- Max
Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany
| | - Aurelio Hierro-Rodriguez
- SUPA,
School of Physics and Astronomy, University
of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
- Depto.
Física, Universidad de Oviedo, 33007 Oviedo, Spain
| | | | - Sandra Ruiz-Gómez
- Max
Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany
- ALBA
Synchrotron Light Facility, 08290 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
| | - Michael Foerster
- ALBA
Synchrotron Light Facility, 08290 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
| | - Miguel A. Niño
- ALBA
Synchrotron Light Facility, 08290 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
| | - Rachid Belkhou
- SOLEIL
Synchrotron, L’ormes
des Merisiers, Saint Aubin
BP-48, 91192 Gif-Sur-Yvette Cedex, France
| | - Claas Abert
- Faculty of
Physics, University of Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria
- Research
Platform MMM Mathematics-Magnetism-Materials, University of Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria
| | - Dieter Suess
- Faculty of
Physics, University of Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria
- Research
Platform MMM Mathematics-Magnetism-Materials, University of Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria
| | - Amalio Fernández-Pacheco
- Insituto
de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA). CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- E-mail: (A. Fernández-Pacheco)
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