Spintronic devices currently rely on magnetic switching or controlled motion of
domain walls (DWs) by an external magnetic field or a spin-polarized current.
Controlling the position of DW is essential for defining the state/information in a
magnetic memory. During the process of nanowire fabrication, creating an off-set of
two parts of the device could help to pin DW at a precise position. Micromagnetic
simulation conducted on in-plane magnetic anisotropy materials shows the
effectiveness of the proposed design for pinning DW at the nanoconstriction region.
The critical current for moving DW from one state to the other is strongly dependent
on nanoconstricted region (width and length) and the magnetic properties of the
material. The DW speed which is essential for fast writing of the data could reach
values in the range of hundreds m/s. Furthermore, evidence of multi-bit per cell
memory is demonstrated via a magnetic nanowire with more than one constriction.
The effect of annealing on the diffusion induced changes in the magnetic and magnetodynamic properties of (Co/Ni) multilayers were investigated. Here, we report, all aspects of post annealing induced effect on perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA), domain morphology, switching mechanism and high frequency magnetization dynamics to understand spin relaxation. (Co/Ni) multilayers of this study exhibited a loop squareness of 95%, a slight drop in saturation magnetization from 650 emu/cc to 620 emu/cc and high magnetic anisotropy (Ku ~ 3 × 105 J m−3) even after annealing at temperatures as high as 400 °C. Successive domain mapping by magnetic force microscopy revealed characteristics of multi-domains stripe that feature at all stages of annealing except at 500 °C, attributed to the loss of PMA, driven by interfacial diffusion. High frequency broadband ferromagnetic resonance measurements showed little effect of annealing on intrinsic damping parameter (α = 0.019–0.024) while inhomogeneous linewidth broadening varied without a clear trend. These results are discussed considering crystallographic modifications and it was found that fcc (1 1 1) texture was retained in the samples until 400 °C post annealing. The retention of a high anisotropy, high magnetization and low damping constant after high temperature annealing makes these Co/Ni multilayers suitable for designing spin torque based memory devices.
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