Single domain to vortex state transition in multilayered cobalt/copper nanowires

Jared Wong; Peter Greene; Randy K. Dumas; Kai Liu

doi:10.1117/12.797405

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4 September 2008 Single domain to vortex state transition in multilayered cobalt/copper nanowires

Jared Wong, Peter Greene, Randy K. Dumas, Kai Liu

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Proceedings Volume 7036, Spintronics; 703610 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.797405
Event: NanoScience + Engineering, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Multilayered magnetic nanowires provide ideal platforms for nanomagnetism and spin-transport studies. They exhibit complex magnetization reversal behaviors as dimensions of the magnetic components are varied, which are difficult to probe since the magnetic entities are buried inside the nanowires. We have captured magnetic and magnetoresistance "fingerprints" of Co nanodiscs in Co/Cu multilayered nanowires as they undergo a single domain to vortex state transition, using a first-order reversal curve (FORC) method. The Co/Cu multilayered nanowires have been synthesized by pulsed electrodeposition into nanoporous polycarbonate membranes. In 50 nm diameter nanowires of [Co(5nm)/Cu(8nm)]₄₀₀, a 10% magnetoresistance effect is observed at 300 K. In 200 nm diameter nanowires, the magnetic configurations can be tuned by adjusting the Co nanodisc aspect ratio. The thinnest nanodiscs exhibit single domain behavior. The thicker ones exhibit vortex states, where the nucleation and annihilation of the vortices are manifested as butterfly-like features in the FORC distributions. The magnetoresistance effect shows different characteristics, which correspond to the different magnetic configurations of the Co nanodiscs.

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Jared Wong, Peter Greene, Randy K. Dumas, and Kai Liu "Single domain to vortex state transition in multilayered cobalt/copper nanowires", Proc. SPIE 7036, Spintronics, 703610 (4 September 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.797405

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