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Electric field control of magnetic domain wall motion via modulation of the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction.

ABSTRACT: We show that the electric field (EF) can control the domain wall (DW) velocity in a Pt/Co/Pd asymmetric structure. With the application of a gate voltage, a substantial change in DW velocity up to 50 m/s is observed, which is much greater than that observed in previous studies. Moreover, modulation of a DW velocity exceeding 100 m/s is demonstrated in this study. An EF-induced change in the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) up to several percent is found to be the origin of the velocity modulation. The DMI-mediated velocity change shown here is a fundamentally different mechanism from that caused by EF-induced anisotropy modulation. Our results will pave the way for the electrical manipulation of spin structures and dynamics via DMI control, which can enhance the performance of spintronic devices.

SUBMITTER: Koyama T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6303118 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Electric field control of magnetic domain wall motion via modulation of the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction.

Koyama Tomohiro T Nakatani Yoshinobu Y Ieda Jun'ichi J Chiba Daichi D

Science advances 20181221 12

We show that the electric field (EF) can control the domain wall (DW) velocity in a Pt/Co/Pd asymmetric structure. With the application of a gate voltage, a substantial change in DW velocity up to 50 m/s is observed, which is much greater than that observed in previous studies. Moreover, modulation of a DW velocity exceeding 100 m/s is demonstrated in this study. An EF-induced change in the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) up to several percent is found to be the origin of the ...[more]

PMID: 30588494

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