Elsevier, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, (341), p. 86-92, 2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2013.04.014
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This paper is focused to the field-induced dynamics of vortex-like domain walls (VDWs) in magnetic nanotubes (MNTs). Based on a dissipative Lagrangian formalism that fully includes damping as well as exchange and dipole-dipole coupling, it is shown that VDW motion is very sensitive to the chirality, giving rise to a chiral asymmetry in the vortex wall propagation. As a consequence, the dynamics of the wall is fundamentally different to that of nanostripes and solid nanowires. Besides the well-known Walker breakdown that stands at the onset of the precessional wall motion, it is found an additional breakdown field (called here the chiral breakdown) that modifies the steady regime of VDWs. We also show outstanding VDWs dynamical properties at low applied fields, as low-field mobilities (similar to 10 km/(sT)) and very short relaxation times (similar to 1 ns), offering a reliable fast control of VDWs velocities (similar to 1000 m/s at applied fields of 0.7 mT). (c) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.