Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Applied Physics

Publication Date

10-15-2003

Volume

94

Issue

8

Disciplines

Biochemistry | Chemistry | Life Sciences | Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Physics

Abstract

The effects of the applied field, cell size, and cutting area on the ‘‘seed’’ induced magnetic reversal of a cobalt element array have been studied by a stochastic dynamic micromagnetics code using the Laudau–Lifshitz–Gilbert equation. Three magnetic reversal mechanisms under different magnitudes of the applied field have been investigated by examining the energy profiles. To minimize the effect of the thermal fluctuations on the switching time, an applied field with magnitude around 0.7 or 0.8 T and an element array with cutting area less than 10 nm X 10 nm are required. By using the smaller cellsize, the switching time and the storage density of the element array can be improved. A sinusoidal applied field with a period of 0.1 ns was used to generate a single switching event.

Keywords

Cobalt, magnetic storage devices

DOI

10.1063/1.1609654

Rights

© 2003 American Institute of Physics

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