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American Physical Society, Physical review B, 2(74)

DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.74.024404

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Domain-wall step motors: Controlling the motion of magnetic domain walls using patterned magnetic films

Journal article published in 2006 by Sergey Savel’ev ORCID, A. L. Rakhmanov, Franco Nori
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Abstract

Magnetic domain walls can move when driven by an applied magnetic field. This motion is important for numerous devices, including magnetic recording read/write heads, transformers, and magnetic sensors. A magnetic film with a sawtooth profile localizes magnetic domain walls in discrete positions at the narrowest parts of the film. We propose a controllable way to move these domain walls between these discrete locations by applying magnetic-field pulses. A similarly patterned magnetic film attached to a larger magnetic element at one end of the film can operate as an XOR logic gate.