Numerical Study of Current-Induced Domain-Wall Dynamics: Crossover from Spin Transfer to Momentum Transfer

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2008-11-21

arxiv.org/abs/0811.3545v2

J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 78, 033703 (2009)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

5 pages, 6 figures, revised version

Scientific paper

10.1143/JPSJ.78.033703

We study current-induced dynamics of a magnetic domain wall by solving a time-dependent Schr\"{o}dinger equation combined with Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation in a one-dimensional electron system coupled to localized spins. Two types of domain-wall motions are observed depending on the hard-axis anisotropy, $K_{\perp}$, of the localized spin system. For small values of $K_{\perp}$, the magnetic domain wall shows a streaming motion driven by spin transfer. In contrast, for large values of $K_{\perp}$, a stick-slip motion driven by momentum transfer is obtained. We clarify the origin of these characters of domain-wall motions in terms of the dynamics of one-particle energy levels and distribution functions.

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