Asymmetrical magnetization processes induced by compositional gradients in ferromagnetic nanowires

Electrodeposited nanowires are an excellent scenario to study and control magnetic domain wall motion in nanostructures. In particular, the introduction of local changes in composition during the growth procedure has been proven to be very efficient for controlling the magnetization dynamics. In thi...

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Autores: Fernández-González, Claudia, Berja, Alba, Álvaro-Gómez, Laura, Martín-Rubio, Carolina, Mascaraque Susunaga, Arantzazu, Aballe, Lucía, Sanz, Ruy, Ruiz-Gómez, Sandra, Pérez García, Lucas
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/94414
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94414
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:538.9
Electrodeposition
Nanowires
Ratchet effect
Magnetization processes
Física de materiales
Física del estado sólido
2211 Física del Estado Sólido
2211.17 Propiedades Magnéticas
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Sumario:Electrodeposited nanowires are an excellent scenario to study and control magnetic domain wall motion in nanostructures. In particular, the introduction of local changes in composition during the growth procedure has been proven to be very efficient for controlling the magnetization dynamics. In this work, we show the possibility of introducing compositional gradients in FeNi electrodeposited nanowires by gradually changing the Fe/Ni ratio along their axis. These compositional gradients produce an asymmetrical landscape for domain wall motion which is reflected in asymmetrical magnetization processes under an applied magnetic field. By studying nanowires with different compositional gradients we were able to correlate composition and magnetic asymmetry. Our results pave the way towards full control of the movement of domain walls along the nanowires.