spin torques – Page 2

Vortices on the move

15 December 201319 June 2014 admin

Reference: M. Manfrini et al., “Propagation of magnetic vortices using nanocontacts as tunable attractors”, Nature Nanotechnology 9, 121-125 (2014).

Our paper on moving vortices around using multiple nanocontacts has appeared in Nature Nanotechnology! There is an accompanying News & Views piece by Prof. Teruo Ono of Kyoto University.

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Spin-torque oscillators

31 December 201219 July 2014 admin

A review chapter on spin-torque oscillators I wrote has been published in volume 63 of Solid State Physics (Academic Press).

Last modified 19/07/14

Chaotic core reversal

2 September 201219 June 2014 admin

Reference: S. Petit-Watelot et al., “Commensurability and chaos in magnetic vortex oscillations”, Nature Physics 8, 682 (2012).

We made the cover of the September 2012 issue of Nature Physics with our latest paper on current-driven vortex dynamics in magnetic nanocontacts.

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