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Domain wall motion in perpendicularly magnetized wires having magnetic multilayers with engineered interfaces

US8638601B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 6, 2012
Grant dateJan 28, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/1675
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Magnetic wires that include cobalt, nickel, and platinum layers show improved domain wall motion properties, when the domain walls are driven by pulses of electrical current. These wires exhibit perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, thereby supporting the propagation of narrow domain walls. The direction of motion of the domain walls can be influenced by the order in which the platinum and cobalt layers are arranged.

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