Theory Department
Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
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Sukhov, A., Chotorlishvili, L., Ernst, A., Zubizarreta Iriarte, X., Ostanin, S., Mertig, I., Gross, E. K. U., Berakdar, J.

Swift thermal steering of domain walls in ferromagnetic MnBi stripes
Scientific Reports 6, (24),pp 24411/1-6 (2016)
We predict a fast domain wall (DW) motion induced by a thermal gradient across a nanoscopic ferromagnetic stripe of MnBi. The driving mechanism is an exchange torque fueled by magnon accumulation at the DWs. Depending on the thickness of the sample, both hot-to-cold and cold-to-hot DW motion directions are possible. The finding unveils an energy efficient way to manipulate DWs as an essential element in magnetic information processing such as racetrack memory.

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