Influence of physisorbed water molecules on the dynamics of domain wall in an amorphous ferromagnet

It was found that physisorbed water molecules affect the near-surface dynamics of a 180° domain wall in an amorphous FeCuNbSiB ferromagnet. In the range of water vapor pressures 400–1300 Pa, the oscillating domain walls suffer enhanced damping in the near-surface region and reduce their relaxation frequency from 10 to 4 kHz. This effect is explained by the influence of surface magnetic defects arising due to the pressure produced by the clusters of physisorbed water molecules on the walls of micropores at the magnet surface.