Controlling vortex chirality in hexagonal building blocks of artificial spin ice

We exploit dipolar coupling to control the magnetic states in assemblies of single-domain magnetic nanoislands, arranged in one, two and three adjacent hexagonal rings. On tailoring the shape anisotropy of specific islands, and thus their switching fields, we achieve particular target states with ne...

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Main Authors: R V Chopdekar, G Duff, R V Hügli, E Mengotti, D A Zanin, L J Heyderman, H B Braun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/12/125033