American Institute of Physics, Applied Physics Letters, 3(85), p. 440
DOI: 10.1063/1.1772520
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The magnetization reversal dynamics of an Fe20Ni 80/Cu/Co spin valve was studied on the nanosecond time scale. It was found that the dynamic magnetization reversal of the magnetically softer Fe 20Ni80 layer was determined by the domain-wall energy, and the local magnetic interlayer coupling to the domain structure of the Co layer. The magnetization reversal in laterally extended magnetic thin films was found to proceed by nucleation and expansion of the magnetic domains. The speed of magnetization reversal was found to depend exponentially on the effective field Heff.