We have investigated the time-dependent fluctuations in electrical resistance, or noise, in high-quality crystalline magnetic nanowires within nanoporous templates. The noise increases exponentially with increasing temperature and magnetic field, and has been analyzed in terms of domain wall depinning within the Neel–Brown framework. The frequency-dependence of noise also indicates a crossover from nondiffusive kinetics to long-range diffusion at higher temperatures, as well as a strong collective depinning, which need to be considered when implementing these nanowires in magnetoelectronic devices.
REFERENCES
1.
K.
Nielsch
, R. B.
Wehrspohn
, J.
Barthel
, J.
Kirschner
, U.
Gösele
, S. F.
Fischer
, and H.
Kronmüller
, Appl. Phys. Lett.
79
, 1360
(2001
).2.
S. S. P.
Parkin
, M.
Hayashi
, and L.
Thomas
, Science
320
, 190
(2008
).3.
D. A.
Allwood
, G.
Xiong
, C. C.
Faulkner
, D.
Atkinson
, D.
Petit
, R. P.
Cowburn
, Science
309
, 1688
(2005
).4.
J. A.
Katine
, F. J.
Albert
, R. A.
Buhrman
, E. B.
Myers
, and D. C.
Ralph
, Phys. Rev. Lett.
84
, 3149
(2000
).5.
J.
Grollier
, P.
Boulenc
, V.
Cros
, A.
Hamzic
, A.
Vaurès
, A.
Fert
, and G.
Faini
, Appl. Phys. Lett.
83
, 509
(2003
).6.
R.
Moriya
, L.
Thomas
, M.
Hayashi
, Y. B.
Bazaliy
, C.
Rettner
, and S. S. P.
Parkin
, Nat. Phys.
4
, 368
(2008
).7.
A.
Yamaguchi
, T.
Ono
, S.
Nasu
, K.
Miyake
, K.
Mibu
, and T.
Shinjo
, Phys. Rev. Lett.
92
, 077205
(2004
).8.
M.
Hayashi
, L.
Thomas
, C.
Rettner
, R.
Moriya
, Y. B.
Bazaliy
, and S. S. P.
Parkin
, Phys. Rev. Lett.
98
, 037204
(2007
).9.
G. S. D.
Beach
, C.
Knutson
, C.
Nistor
, M.
Tsoi
, and J. L.
Erskine
, Phys. Rev. Lett.
97
, 057203
(2006
).10.
D.
Atkinson
, D. A.
Allwood
, G.
Xiong
, M. D.
Cooke
, C. C.
Faulkner
, and R. P.
Cowburn
, Nature Mater.
2
, 85
(2003
).11.
M.
Laufenberg
, D.
Backes
, W.
Bührer
, D.
Bedau
, M.
Kläui
, U.
Rüdiger
, C. A. F.
Vaz
, J. A. C.
Bland
, L. J.
Heyderman
, and F.
Nolting
, Appl. Phys. Lett.
88
, 052507
(2006
).12.
N. E.
Israeloff
, M. B.
Weissman
, G. J.
Nieuwenhuys
, and J.
Kosiorowska
, Phys. Rev. Lett.
63
, 794
(1989
).13.
L.
Jiang
, E. R.
Nowak
, P. E.
Scott
, J.
Johnson
, J. M.
Slaughter
, J. J.
Sun
, and R. W.
Dave
, Phys. Rev. B
69
, 054407
(2004
).14.
M.
Pannetier
, C.
Fermon
, G.
Le Goff
, J.
Simola
, E.
Ker
, and J. M. D.
Coey
, J. Magn. Magn. Mater.
290
, 1158
(2005
).15.
N.
Giordano
, Phys. Rev. B
53
, 14937
(1996
).16.
D.
Ravelosona
, D.
Lacour
, J. A.
Katine
, B. D.
Terris
, and C.
Chappert
, Phys. Rev. Lett.
95
, 117203
(2005
);
[PubMed]
J.
Cucchiara
, Y.
Henry
, D.
Ravelosona
, D.
Lacour
, E. E.
Fullerton
, J. A.
Katine
, and S.
Mangin
, Appl. Phys. Lett.
94
, 102503
(2009
).17.
I. Z.
Rahman
, A.
Boboc
, K. M.
Razeeb
, and M. A.
Rahman
, J. Magn. Magn. Mater.
290
, 246
(2005
);S.
Kumar
, S.
Fähler
, H.
Schlörb
, K.
Leistner
, and L.
Schultz
, Phys. Rev. B
73
, 064421
(2006
);J.
Escrig
, D.
Altbir
, M.
Jaafar
, D.
Navas
, A.
Asenjo
, and M.
Vázquez
, Phys. Rev. B
75
, 184429
(2007
).18.
A.
Singh
, T. P.
Sai
, and A.
Ghosh
, Appl. Phys. Lett.
93
, 102107
(2008
).19.
Chandni
, A.
Ghosh
, H. S.
Vijaya
, and S.
Mohan
, Appl. Phys. Lett.
92
, 112110
(2008
);20.
J. W.
Eberhard
and P. M.
Horn
, Phys. Rev. B
18
, 6681
(1978
).21.
J. P.
Attané
, D.
Ravelosona
, A.
Marty
, Y.
Samson
, and C.
Chappert
, Phys. Rev. Lett.
96
, 147204
(2006
).22.
B.
Fourcade
and A. M. S.
Trembley
, Phys. Rev. B
34
, 7802
(1986
).23.
A.
Bora
and A. K.
Raychaudhuri
, J. Appl. Phys.
99
, 113701
(2006
);S.
Kar
and A. K.
Raychaudhuri
, Appl. Phys. Lett.
81
, 5165
(2002
);Z.
Motadir
, J. W.
van Honschoten
, and M.
Elwenspoek
, Appl. Phys. Lett.
90
, 233506
(2007
);A.
Ghosh
, A. K.
Raychaudhuri
, M.
Rajeswari
, R.
Sreekala
, and T.
Venkatesan
, J. Phys. D
30
, L75
(1997
).24.
G. V.
Sayko
and A. K.
Zvezdin
, IEEE Trans. Magn.
28
, 2931
(1992
).© 2009 American Institute of Physics.
2009
American Institute of Physics
You do not currently have access to this content.
