Synthesis and magnetic reversal of bi-conical Ni nanostructures Synthesis and magnetic reversal of bi-conical Ni nanostructures

Microstructure study of pinning sites of highly (0001) textured Sm(Co,Cu)5 thin films grown on Ru underlayer J. Appl. Phys. 111, 07B730 (2012) Spin-torque diode spectrum of ferromagnetically coupled (FeB/CoFe)/Ru/(CoFe/FeB) synthetic free layer J. Appl. Phys. 111, 07C917 (2012) Textured Nd2Fe14B flakes with enhanced coercivity J. Appl. Phys. 111, 07A735 (2012) Influence of Si Co-doping on electrical transport properties of magnesium-doped boron nanoswords Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 103112 (2012) Additional information on J. Appl. Phys. Journal Homepage: jap.aip.org/ Journal Information: Template synthesis in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) membranes has been used to grow hour glass shaped nickel nanowires with a constriction in the range of tens of nanometers at the center. Anisotropic magnetoresistance measurements have been performed on a single nanowire to follow magnetization reversal of the structure. The results are explained via 3D micromagnetic simulations showing the appearance of a complex vortex state close to the constriction whose propagation depends on the angle between the cone axis and the applied field.