Sensing domain wall pinning in the longitudinal magnetoresistance of a two-dimensional electron gas |
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| Authors: | D Kazazis B Schüler M Granada U Gennser G Faini M Cerchez T Heinzel |
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| Institution: | 1. Laboratory for Photonics and Nanostructures, Route de Nozay, 91460 Marcoussis, France;2. Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany |
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| Abstract: | We investigate the sensing of domain wall pinning in thin Co wires positioned on top of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) heterostructure by measuring the longitudinal resistance of the 2DEG as the magnetic field is swept, in an analogy to the Barkhausen effect. For comparison, we also measure the magnetoresistance of the ferromagnetic film in the same device in a subsequent sweep. Compared to the Hall measurements, the longitudinal measurement has the advantage of sensing magnetic activity over longer lengths, while compared to the measurement of the magnetoresistance in the ferromagnetic wire, it offers complementary information related to the pinning and unpinning of the domain wall, due to its sensitivity only to the out-of-plane magnetic field component. |
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| Keywords: | Two-dimensional electron gas Anisotropic magnetoresistance Magnetic domain walls |
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