Depinning of domain walls with an internal degree of freedom

Details Depinning of domain walls with an internal degree of freedom Depinning of domain walls with an internal degree of freedom

2009-03-01

arxiv.org/abs/0903.0175v1

Phys. Rev. B 80 054413 (2009)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.80.054413

Taking into account the coupling between the position of the wall and an internal degree of freedom, namely its phase $\phi$, we examine, in the rigid wall approximation, the dynamics of a magnetic domain wall subject to a weak pinning potential. We determine the corresponding force-velocity characteristics, which display several unusual features when compared to standard depinning laws. At zero temperature, there exists a bistable regime for low forces, with a logarithmic behavior close to the transition. For weak pinning, there occurs a succession of bistable transitions corresponding to different topological modes of the phase evolution. At finite temperature, the force-velocity characteristics become non-monotonous. We compare our results to recent experiments on permalloy nanowires.

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