Issue 37, 2022

A comparative study of the domain wall motion in ferrimagnets (Fe,Co)1−x(Gd,Tb)x

Abstract

Magnetic domain walls (DWs) in rare-earth-transition-metal (RE-TM) ferrimagnetic alloys can be used as information carriers in nonvolatile spintronic devices. Due to the rich combinations of RE-TM elements (such as CoGd, FeGd, CoTb, and FeTb in our case), it is intriguing to reveal the characteristics of DW dynamics in these wide choices of RE-TM compounds. Through a systematic study of the DW motion in thin films with different compositions of stacking order Pt(3 nm)/(Fe,Co)1−x(Gd,Tb)x(∼8 nm)/Ta(3 nm), we show that the partially compensated ferrimagnets CoGd and FeGd can exhibit a faster DW motion under various (in-plane and out-of-plane) magnetic fields driven by current-induced spin–orbit torques. In stark contrast with the fast motion of domain walls in Gd-based ferrimagnets, we find that the CoTb system exhibits much slower DW dynamics, and the FeTb system shows no motion, but evolved into a multi-domain state upon applying current pulses. Our results demonstrate that ferrimagnets CoGd and FeGd are more suitable candidates for achieving ultrafast DW motion, which could be useful for developing spintronic memory and logic devices.

Graphical abstract: A comparative study of the domain wall motion in ferrimagnets (Fe,Co)1−x(Gd,Tb)x

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 May 2022
Accepted
10 Aug 2022
First published
30 Aug 2022

Nanoscale, 2022,14, 13526-13531

A comparative study of the domain wall motion in ferrimagnets (Fe,Co)1−x(Gd,Tb)x

Y. Zhou, T. Xu, X. Liang, L. Zhao, H. Zhou, Z. Wang, W. Jiang and Y. Zhou, Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 13526 DOI: 10.1039/D2NR02594A

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