Role of shape anisotropy on thermal gradient-driven domain wall dynamics in magnetic nanowires

Abstract

We investigate the magnetic domain wall (DW) dynamics in uniaxial/biaxial nanowires under a thermal gradient (TG). The findings reveal that the DW propagates toward the hotter region in both nanowires. The main physics of such observations is the magnonic angular momentum transfer to the DW. The hard (shape) anisotropy exists in biaxial nanowire, which contributes an additional torque, hence DW speed is larger than that in uniaxial nanowire. With lower damping, the DW velocity is smaller and DW velocity increases with damping which is opposite to usual expectation. To explain this, it is predicted that there is a probability to form the standing spin-waves (which do not carry net energy/momentum) together with travelling spin-waves if the propagation length of thermally-generated spin-waves is larger than the nanowire length. For larger-damping, DW decreases with damping since the magnon propagation length decreases. Therefore, the above findings might be useful in realizing the spintronic (racetrack memory) devices.

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