Control of stripe domain wall magnetization in perpendicular anisotropy multilayers

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates controlled switching of domain wall magnetization in multilayer structures with perpendicular anisotropy, revealing the role of Bloch lines and providing insights for magnetic device applications.

Contribution

It introduces a method to control domain wall polarization in multilayers and explains the reversal mechanism involving Bloch lines through micromagnetic simulations.

Findings

Reversible switching of DW magnetization with external field

Emergence and collapse of Bloch lines cause polarization reversal

Potential applications in magnonics and skyrmion devices

Abstract

We report on the controlled switching of domain wall (DW) magnetization in aligned stripe domain structures, stabilized in [Co (0.44 nm)/Pt (0.7 nm)]$_X$ ($X = 48$, 100, 150) multilayers with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. The switching process, induced by an external magnetic field, is monitored by measuring the evolution of the in-plane magnetization. % We show that the remanent in-plane magnetization originates from the polarization of the Bloch-type DWs. With micromagnetic simulations, we reveal that the reversal of the DW polarization is the result of the emergence and collapse of horizontal Bloch lines within the DWs at particular strengths of the external magnetic field, applied opposite to the DW polarization. Our findings are relevant for DW-based magnonics and bubble skyrmion applications in magnetic multilayers.