Interlayer interactions in FeNi/Bi/FeNi trilayers

Interlayer interactions in FeNi/Bi/FeNi films are studied experimentally. It is established by SQUID magnetometry and magnetic resonance investigations that the interlayer interaction in these films is determined by the bismuth spacer thickness and temperature. A giant magnetoresistance effect is observed in the investigated trilayers.     

Magnetoresistance hysteresis in topological Kondo insulator SmB_6 nanowire

SmB_6, a topological Kondo insulator, with a gapped bulk state and metallic surface state has aroused great research interest. Here, we report an exotic hysteresis behavior of magnetoresistance in individual SmB_6 nanowire in a temperature range in which both surface and bulk states contribute to the total conductance. Under a magnetic field parallel to the SmB_6 nanowire, the resistance suddenly increases at the turning point from up-sweep to down-sweep of the magnetic field. The magnetoresistance hysteresis loops are well consistent with the magnetocaloric effect. Our results suggest that the SmB_6 nanowires possess potential applications in the magnetic cooling technology.     

消磁场对纳米铁磁线磁畴壁动力学行为的影响

为了实现基于磁畴壁运动的自旋电子学装置, 掌握磁畴壁动力学行为是重要争论之一.研究了在外磁场驱动下L-型纳米铁磁线磁畴壁的动力学行为. 通过微磁学模拟,在各种外磁场的驱动下考察了纳米铁磁线磁畴壁的动力学特性; 在较强外磁场的驱动下, 在不同厚度纳米线上考察了纳米线表面消磁场对磁畴壁动力学行为的影响. 为了进一步证实消磁场对磁畴壁动力学的影响, 在垂直于纳米线表面的外磁场辅助下分析了磁畴壁的动力学行为变化. 结果表明, 随着纳米线厚度和外驱动磁场强度的增加, 增强了纳米线表面的消磁场的形成, 使得磁畴壁内部自旋结构发生周期性变化, 导致磁畴壁在纳米线上传播时出现Walker崩溃现象. 在垂直于纳米线表面的外磁场辅助下, 发现辅助磁场可以调节消磁场的强度和方向. 这意味着利用辅助磁场可以有效地控制纳米铁磁线磁畴壁的动力学行为.     

Visualization of tunnel magnetoresistance effect in single manganite nanowires

We reported a study of tunnel magnetoresistance(TMR)effect in single manganite nanowire via the combination of magnetotransport and magnetic force microscopy imaging.TMR value up to 290% has been observed in single(La_(1-y)Pry)_(1-x) Ca_xMnO_3 nanowires with varying width.We find that the TMR effect can be explained in the scenario of opening and blockade of conducting channels from inherent magnetic domain evolutions.Our findings provide a new route to fabricate TMR junctions and point towards future improvements in complex oxide-based TMR spintronics.     

Magnetic field driven domain-wall propagation in magnetic nanowires

The mechanism of magnetic field induced magnetic domain-wall (DW) propagation in a nanowire is revealed: A static DW cannot exist in a homogeneous magnetic nanowire when an external magnetic field is applied. Thus, a DW must vary with time under a static magnetic field. A moving DW must dissipate energy due to the Gilbert damping. As a result, the wire has to release its Zeeman energy through the DW propagation along the field direction. The DW propagation speed is proportional to the energy dissipation rate that is determined by the DW structure. The negative differential mobility in the intermediate field is due to the transition from high energy dissipation at low field to low energy dissipation at high field. For the field larger than the so-called Walker breakdown field, DW plane precesses around the wire, leading to the propagation speed oscillation.     

Controlled growth behavior of chemical vapor deposited Ni nanostructures

Isolation of four distinct nanostructured Ni products is demonstrated in a well-controlled chemical vapor deposition process. These nanostructures include core–shell Ni–NiO nanowires, horizontally oriented nanowires, vertically oriented nanowires, and fully isometric cubic crystals all obtained upon an amorphous SiO₂|Si growth substrate from an identical metal halide precursor. Transmission electron microscopy indicates the horizontally- and vertically-oriented nanowire products to be high-quality single crystals with a preferred growth axis along the ?001? direction while the Ni–NiO core–shell nanowires are polycrystalline metal at the center and surrounded by an outer oxide. The differing crystal structures are reflected in the magnetic response of each nanowire type, as evidenced by magnetoresistance measurements. Detailed discussion of the formation mechanisms leading to each of the four nanostructured Ni products is presented along with a discussion of the general applicability of this non-epitaxial growth process to other material systems.     

High frequency impedance of cobalt-based soft magnetic amorphous ribbons near the Curie temperature

The impact of FeNi magnetic conductive coating on the high frequency impedance of Co₆₄Fe₃Cr₃Si₁₅B₁₅ amorphous ribbons and its dependence on an external magnetic field’s strength and temperature is studied. It is shown that the coating affects the range of the magnetic field with the greatest change in the impedance of the external magnetic field, along with the temperature sensitivity of the impedance modulus and its components in the region of phase transition. The considerable differences between the properties of amorphous ribbons and CoFeCrSiB/FeNi composites found in this work allow us to evaluate the prospect of future studies aimed at developing magnetoimpedance elements for nonmarker biodetection.     

Dynamics of magnetic domain wall motion after nucleation: dependence on the wall energy

The dynamics of magnetic domain wall motion in the FeNi layer of a FeNi/Al2O3/Co trilayer has been investigated by a combination of x-ray magnetic circular dichroism, photoelectron emission microscopy, and a stroboscopic pump-probe technique. The nucleation of domains and subsequent expansion by domain wall motion in the FeNi layer during nanosecond-long magnetic field pulses was observed in the viscous regime up to the Walker limit field. We attribute an observed delay of domain expansion to the influence of the domain wall energy that acts against the domain expansion and that plays an important role when domains are small.     

FeCuNbSiB对FeNi/PZT复合结构磁电效应的影响

构造了FeCuNbSiB/FeNi/PZT磁电复合结构并与FeNi/PZT复合结构进行了对比研究.分析了高磁导率材料FeCuNbSiB对FeNi磁场的影响机理,研究了FeCuNbSiB/FeNi/PZT三相复合结构的磁电效应.实验表明,在FeNi/PZT两相层合结构中黏接FeCuNbSiB层后:1)最优偏置磁场从200 Oe降低到55 Oe,最大谐振磁电电压系数从1.59 V/Oe增大到2.77 V/Oe;2)在低偏置磁场中,层合结构磁电电压转换系数提高了1.7—7.8倍;3)层合结构的磁电电压对静态磁场 关键词： 层合结构 最优偏置磁场 高磁导率 磁电电压转换系数     

Domain wall dynamics and interlayer interactions in magnetic trilayer systems studied by XMCD-PEEM

We have used time-resolved x-ray magnetic circular dichroism combined with photoemission electron microscopy (XMCD-PEEM) to investigate the layer-resolved microscopic magnetization reversal in FeNi/X/Co (with X=Cu, Al₂O₃) trilayer systems. These measurements were performed in pump-probe mode, synchronizing magnetic pulses with synchrotron x-ray pulses. The good magnetic contrast observed for most samples reveals that in many cases the magnetization reversal is reproducible. We have used the measurements to obtain domain wall propagation speeds as a function of applied magnetic field, and to investigate the influence of domain wall interactions on the magnetic switching.     

Dependence of current and field driven depinning of domain walls on their structure and chirality in permalloy nanowires

A magnetic domain wall (DW) injected and pinned at a notch in a permalloy nanowire is shown to exhibit four well-defined magnetic states, vortex and transverse, each with two chiralities. These states, imaged using magnetic force microscopy, are readily detected from their different resistance values arising from the anisotropic magnetoresistance effect. Whereas distinct depinning fields and critical depinning currents in the presence of magnetic fields are found, the critical depinning currents are surprisingly similar for all four DW states in low magnetic fields. We observe current-induced transformations between these DW states below the critical depinning current which may account for the similar depinning currents.     

铁镍合金纳米管阵列的模板制备和磁性

"在阳极氧化铝模板的孔洞中利用模板浸润的方法成功制备出了铁镍合金纳米管阵列．通过改变所用模板的参数和沉积纳米管的的制备条件,所制备的纳米管的长度、内径和外径的尺寸都可以得到有效控制．利用扫描电子显微镜和透射电子显微镜对所制备的纳米管及其阵列的形貌进行了表征．对铁镍合金纳米管阵列的宏观磁性测量表明样品具有磁各向异性,沿纳米管长轴方向样品更容易被磁化．对纳米管的磁化反转机制和磁矩在纳米管中的静态分布进行了讨论．铁镍合金纳米管的这些性质都是由纳米管的独特结构造成的．"     

Spatial confinement tuning of quenched disorder effects and enhanced magnetoresistance in manganite nanowires

Complex oxides have rich functionalities and advantages for future technologies.In many systems,quenched disorder often holds the key to determine their physical properties,and these properties can be further tuned by chemical doping.However,understanding the role of quenched disorder is complicated because chemical doping simultaneously alters other physical variables such as local lattice distortions and electronic and magnetic environments.Here,we show that spatial confinement is an effective approach to tuning the level of quenched disorder in a complex-oxide system while leaving other physical variables largely undisturbed.Through the confinement of a manganite system down to quasi-one-dimensional nanowires,we observed that the nature of its metal-insulator phase transition exhibits a crossover from a discontinuous to a continuous characteristic,in close accordance with quenched disorder theories.We argue that the quenched disorder,finite size,and surface effects all contribute to our experimental observations.Noticeably,with reduced nanowire width,the magnetoresistance shows substantial enhancement at low temperatures.Our findings offer new insight into experimentally tuning the quenched disorder effect to achieve novel functionalities at reduced dimensions.     

Magnetic properties, complex permittivity and permeability of FeNi nanoparticles and FeNi/AlO x nanocapsules

Structures, surface composition, magnetic properties, and electromagnetic properties of FeNi nanoparticles and FeNi/AlO _x nanocapsules were investigated. The compositions of these nanoparticles/nanocapsules were found to be quite different from those of the corresponding targets. Al atoms could promote the evaporation of Fe atoms and suppress the evaporation of Ni atoms in the arc discharge process. The protective AlO _x shell can effectively increase the resistivity of FeNi nanocapsules and suppress the growth of FeNi nanoparticles and reduce their magnetization. For FeNi nanoparticles/nanocapsules, the same natural resonance appearing at 6.4 GHz originates mainly from magnetic FeNi cores. FeNi nanoparticles/nanocapsules exhibit promising possibility for application as a new type of electromagnetic wave shield/absorbent.     

Vulnerability in one-dimensional excitable media

Potentially life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias can be iniated with stimuli timed to occur during the “vulnerable window (VW)”. We defined VW as the time interval between the “conditioning” and “test” stimuli following in sequence, during which the test stimulus response propagates in only one direction. We show that the VW is a generic feature of excitable media and describe the relationship between the properties of an excitable medium and the VW. We present asymptotic results that reveal the sensitivity of the VW to both the propagation velocity of the conditioning wavefront and the recovery process parameters. We also have identified a critical length of medium that must be excited in order to reveal vulnerability. Analytical results are in agreement with numerical studies.     

Magnetization reversal of single domain permalloy nanowires

Magnetization reversal process and magnetoresistance (MR) hysteresis of single domain permalloy nanowires are numerically investigated by using OOMMF. It is shown that the abrupt jumps in the magnetoresistance are due to the domain formation and domain wall propagation so that a magnetic domain suddenly switches from one state into another. A nonmonotonic angular dependence of the jump (switching) field is found. Coherent rotation mode is responsible for the smooth variation of MR curves. The nucleation pattern of newly born domains depends on the tilted angle of external field.     

Rectangular Waveguide With Metallic Nanostructure Driven by Magnetic Field

The changes in the propagation constant of the TE₁₀ mode of a rectangular waveguide with a metallic nanostructure, occurring under an external magnetic field have been investigated. Expressions for complex reflection and transmission coefficients have been derived. The dependence of the reflection coefficient upon the intensity of the external magnetic field is analyzed. It is shown that the experimental values of the propagation constant or the reflection and transmission coefficients can be used to estimate the value of the microwave magnetoresistance of nanostructures. Experiments on the measurement of the reflection and transmission coefficients in a waveguide with an (Fe/Cr)n nanostructure have been performed in millimeter and centimeter wave bands.     

Cyclic resistance change in perpendicularly magnetized Co/Ni nanowire induced by alternating current pulse injection

We report on cyclic anisotropic magnetoresistance change induced by current pulse injection in perpendicularly magnetized Co/Ni nanowire. By alternating the polarity of the injection pulse, domain walls (DWs) can be deterministically created and annihilated within the nanowire. The injection induces a combined effect of spin transfer torque and Oersted field that leads to simultaneous creation and driving of DWs in the nanowire. DW created by single pulse injection exhibits a fixed depinning field. For multi-pulse injection, the depinning field increases and this is ascribed to the formation of DWs with opposite chirality.     

Strong radiation of spin waves by core reversal of a magnetic vortex and their wave behaviors in magnetic nanowire waveguides

We conducted micromagnetic numerical studies on the strong radiation of spin waves (SWs) produced by the magnetic-field-induced reversal of a magnetic vortex core, as well as their wave behaviors in magnetic nanowires. It was found that the radial SWs can be emitted intensively from a vortex core in a circular dot by virtue of localized large torques employed at the core, and then can be injected into a long nanowire via their contact. These SWs exhibit wave characteristics such as propagation, reflection, transmission, interference, and dispersion. These results offer a preview of the generation, delivery, and manipulation of SWs in magnetic elements, which are applicable to information-signal processing in potential SW devices.     

The porous silicon morphology effect on the growth of electrodeposited FeNi alloy

In this work, we report on cathodic deposition of FeNi thin films into porous silicon (PS) formed on n-type Si. Macroporous and mesoporous silicon layers were formed at constant potential or current density. The electrodeposited thin films were characterized by Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). The magnetic properties of the FeNi layers were investigated by hysteresis loops measurements. SEM images of the FeNi films indicate that tubular and granular forms were obtained depending on the porous silicon surface morphology. Moreover, the FeNi films compositions are found to depend on the porous silicon microstructure. Finally, the XRD spectra of the deposited films show the presence of FeNi (111) and FeNi (220) peaks. The FeNi (111) peak has been shown for all polarization potentials, in agreement with results reported in the literature.