Bistability of (Ga,Mn)As Ferromagnetic Nanostructures Due to the Domain Walls Switching

作者:Andrearczyk T*; Wosinski T; Makosa A; Figielski T; Wrobel J; Sadowski J
来源:Acta Physica Polonica, A, 2009, 116(5): 901-903.
DOI:10.12693/aphyspola.116.901

摘要

We designed and investigated four-arm nanostructures, composed of two perpendicularly crossed stripes, fabricated from ferromagnetic (Ga,Mn)As layer by means of electron-beam lithography patterning and chemical etching. The nanostructures exhibit a bistable resistance behavior resulting from two configurations of magnetic domain walls in the central part of the structures. We demonstrate a possibility of switching between two stable resistance states in zero magnetic field by applying a pulse of either weak magnetic field or electric current through the structure.

  • 出版日期2009-11