Exchange coupling torque in ferrimagnetic Co/Gd bilayer maximized near angular momentum compensation temperature

Robin Bläsing, Tianping Ma, See-Hun Yang, Chirag Garg, Fasil Kidane Dejene, Alpha T N’Diaye, Gong Chen, Kai Liu and Stuart S. P. Parkin ()
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Robin Bläsing: Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics
Tianping Ma: Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics
See-Hun Yang: IBM Research–Almaden
Chirag Garg: Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics
Fasil Kidane Dejene: Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics
Alpha T N’Diaye: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Gong Chen: University of California, Davis
Kai Liu: University of California, Davis
Stuart S. P. Parkin: Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics

Nature Communications, 2018, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract Highly efficient current-induced motion of chiral domain walls was recently demonstrated in synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) structures due to an exchange coupling torque (ECT). The ECT derives from the antiferromagnetic exchange coupling through a ruthenium spacer layer between the two perpendicularly magnetized layers that comprise the SAF. Here we report that the same ECT mechanism applies to ferrimagnetic bi-layers formed from adjacent Co and Gd layers. In particular, we show that the ECT is maximized at the temperature TA where the Co and Gd angular momenta balance each other, rather than at their magnetization compensation temperature TM. The current induced velocity of the domain walls is highly sensitive to longitudinal magnetic fields but we show that this not the case near TA. Our studies provide new insight into the ECT mechanism for ferrimagnetic systems. The high efficiency of the ECT makes it important for advanced domain wall based spintronic devices.

Date: 2018
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