Mechanisms of the ultrafast magnetization switching in bistable amorphous microwires

Abstract

Two magnetization reversal regimes were found in magnetically bistable Fe-rich microwires. The first one, exhibiting an almost linear dependence of the domain wall velocity v on magnetic field H reaching 1.7 km/s, is related to single DW propagation. The second essentially nonlinear regime is observed when H exceeds some critical magnetic field, HN, determined by the microwire inhomogeneities. At H>HN, new reverse domains can be nucleated, and consequently a tandem remagnetization mechanism can be realized. Ultrafast magnetization switching through additional nucleation centers created artificially can be applied in spintronic devices for enhancing their performance.