Domain wall dynamics in a single CrO$_2$ grain

Details Domain wall dynamics in a single CrO$_2$ grain Domain wall dynamics in a single CrO$_2$ grain

2011-01-26

arxiv.org/abs/1101.5101v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

JEMS Conference, to appear in J. Phys. Conf. Ser

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Recently we have reported on the magnetization dynamics of a single CrO$_2$ grain studied by micro Hall magnetometry (P. Das \textit{et al.}, Appl. Phys. Lett. \textbf{97} 042507, 2010). For the external magnetic field applied along the grain's easy magnetization direction, the magnetization reversal takes place through a series of Barkhausen jumps. Supported by micromagnetic simulations, the ground state of the grain was found to correspond to a flux closure configuration with a single cross-tie domain wall. Here, we report an analysis of the Barkhausen jumps, which were observed in the hysteresis loops for the external field applied along both the easy and hard magnetization directions. We find that the magnetization reversal takes place through only a few configuration paths in the free-energy landscape, pointing to a high purity of the sample. The distinctly different statistics of the Barkhausen jumps for the two field directions is discussed.

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