Domain wall resistance in perpendicular (Ga,Mn)As: Dependence on pinning

We have investigated the domain wall resistance for two types of domain walls in a (Ga,Mn)As Hall bar with perpendicular magnetization. A sizeable positive intrinsic DWR is inferred for domain walls that are pinned at an etching step, which is quite consistent with earlier observations. However, muc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials 2010-11, Vol.322 (21), p.3481-3484
Hauptverfasser: Wang, K.Y., Edmonds, K.W., Irvine, A.C., Wunderlich, J., Olejnik, K., Rushforth, A.W., Campion, R.P., Williams, D.A., Foxon, C.T., Gallagher, B.L.
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Zusammenfassung:We have investigated the domain wall resistance for two types of domain walls in a (Ga,Mn)As Hall bar with perpendicular magnetization. A sizeable positive intrinsic DWR is inferred for domain walls that are pinned at an etching step, which is quite consistent with earlier observations. However, much lower intrinsic domain wall resistance is obtained when domain walls are formed by pinning lines in unetched material. This indicates that the spin transport across a domain wall is strongly influenced by the nature of the pinning.
ISSN:0304-8853
DOI:10.1016/j.jmmm.2010.06.049