Current induced vortex superlattices in nanomagnets

TL;DR

This paper investigates how electrical currents influence vortex structures in nanomagnets, revealing a critical current that induces stable vortex-antivortex superlattices with specific symmetries.

Contribution

It provides a numerical analysis of current-induced vortex superlattices and derives analytical relations for their sizes, advancing understanding of magnetic nanostructure dynamics.

Findings

Existence of a critical current separating static and dynamic vortex states

Formation of stable vortex-antivortex lattices under high currents

Square lattice symmetry observed near saturation current

Abstract

Influence of the spin-transfer torque on the vortex state magnetic nanodisk is studied numerically via Slonczewski-Berger mechanism. The existence of a critical current is determined for the case of same-directed electrical current, its spin polarization and polarity of the vortex. The critical current separates two regimes: (i) deformed but static vortex state and (ii) essentially dynamic state under which the spatio-temporal periodic structures can appear. The structure is a stable vortex-antivortex lattice. Symmetry of the lattice depends on the applied current value and for high currents (close to saturation) only square lattices are observed. General relations for sizes of the stable lattice is obtained analytically.