Velocity asymmetry of Dzyaloshinskii domain walls in the creep and flow regimes. (27th July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vaňatka, M; Rojas-Sánchez, J-C; Vogel, J; Bonfim, M; Belmeguenai, M; Roussigné, Y; Stashkevich, A; Thiaville, A; Pizzini, S
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 27:Number 32(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-07-27
• Subjects: domain walls -- domain wall dynamics -- Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction -- spin–orbit torques -- magnetic nanostructures; Condensed matter -- Periodicals; Matière condensée -- Périodiques; Vaste stoffen; Vloeistoffen; Natuurkunde; Electronic journals; Computer network resources; 530.4105
• DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/27/32/326002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0953-8984

Abstract

Abstract: We have carried out measurements of domain wall dynamics in a Pt/Co/GdOx( t ) wedge sample with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. When driven by an easy-axis field H z in the presence of an in-plane field H x, the domain wall propagation is different along x, as expected for samples presenting Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya (DMI) interaction. In the creep regime, the sign and the value of the domain wall velocity asymmetry changes along the wedge. We show that in our samples the domain wall speed versus H x curves in the creep regime cannot be explained simply in terms of the variation of the domain wall energy with H x, as suggested by previous works. For this reason the strength and the sign of the DMI cannot be extracted from these measurements. To obtain reliable information on the DMI strength using magnetic field-induced domain wall dynamics, measurements have been performed with high fields, bringing the DW close to the flow regime of propagation. In this case we find large values of the DMI, consistent in magnitude and sign with those obtained from Brillouin light scattering measurements.