Metastability in individual magnetic vortices

Magnetic nanoparticles play a crucial role in different fields such as biomedicine or information and quantum technologies. These applications require nanoparticles with a single, well-defined energy minimum, free of metastable states, and characterized by narrow switching field distributions. Here,...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2024-10
Main Authors: García-Pons, D, Pérez-Bailón, J, Méndiz, A, Júlvez, V, Hack, M, Wurster, K, Kleiner, R, Koelle, D, Martínez-Pérez, M J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Configuration management
Metastable state
Nanoparticles
Particle spin
Transition temperature
Vortices
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Summary:Magnetic nanoparticles play a crucial role in different fields such as biomedicine or information and quantum technologies. These applications require nanoparticles with a single, well-defined energy minimum, free of metastable states, and characterized by narrow switching field distributions. Here, we demonstrate that high-transition-temperature nanoSQUIDs can be successfully applied to the characterization of individual nanodiscs hosting magnetic vortices. We present measurements performed under varying temperature and external magnetic field, revealing signatures of ubiquitous, multiple metastable configurations. We also demonstrate that metastability can be reduced by introducing an intended asymmetry. NanoSQUID measurements can be applied to optimize the fabrication of on-demand spin-texture states, such as degenerated vortices or particles with fixed circulation and deterministic and narrow switching probabilities.
ISSN:2331-8422