A MAGNETIZATION DISTRIBUTION IN A SINGLE DOMAIN WALL VOLUME

Bogdan М. Тanygin, Оlexandr V. Тychko

National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, RadioPhysics Faculty, prosp. Acad. Glushkova, 2,
building 5, b.m.tanygin@gmail.com

A spatial magnetization distribution in domain wall volume in thin (001)-film with negative cubic
magnetic anisotropy is numerically investigated for various film thicknesses.

1. An information about magnetization vector M spatial distribution in a medium volume is basic at a

theoretical investigation of magnetic states and processes in a magnetically ordered media. Reductive models
that allow getting an analytical description of such distribution are used for receiving this spatial distribution
[1]. Hence these models only can characterize a domain structure and domain walls (DW) approximately,
often qualitatively. One can obtain a detailed information about DW structure using numerical methods. In
particular, an equilibrium DW distribution of M in thin (001)-film with positive cubic magnetic anisotropy
(MCA) was obtained by means of a method of setting [2]. In this paper the M spatial distribution in
unlimited in a plane thin (001)-film with a negative cubic magnetic anisotropy for various sample thickness
is numerically considered.
2. In infinity crystal or thin (001)-film with negative MCA 710-, 1090- and 1800-DW [3] or 90°- and 1800-
DW [4] is possible, respectively. At that easy magnetization directions coincides with crystallographic
< 111 > - directions and < 110 > -directions in the film, respectively.
The equilibrium magnetization distribution corresponds parallel orientation of M and an effective field
H [5]. It can be show, that simulated (virtual) M(r ) turning toward H eff (r ) is a finite process, that
eff

finished at equilibrium DW magnetization distribution. Usually setting method was realized with use
Landau-Lifshitz-Hilbert equation [2] with M(r ) moving to effective field along spiral trajectory, like in real
dynamic processes. To solve magnetostatic problem a shortest trajectory of M(r ) simulated moving is used
[5]. The foregoing scheme can be numerically obtained over such equation:
( (
M n +1 = M n + κ ⋅ M s H eff / H eff sin ζ − M / (M s tgζ ) , ) )
where κ = ε H eff / H eff − M / M s , 0< ε <1 — arbitrary constant, that set speed / tolerance ratio of the

method; M s — saturation magnetization; ζ — angle between H eff and M .

A complete effective field H eff in the sample is given by expression:

( )+ 2A / M ∇ α + H
3
H eff (r ) = 2 K 1 / M s ∑ e i α i 1 − α i (r ) ,
2 2
s m
i =1

where α ≡ M (r ) / M s ; K1 — first constant of magnetic anisotropy; e i — crystallographic system orts;

α i = (e i ⋅ α ) ; A — an exchange constant; H m — demagnetization field. The last in 2D space ( r = (x , z ) ,
where Ox and Oz correspond to <100>- and <001>-direction) is determined by expression:
H m (r ) = 2 ∫∫ ((M(r ′) ⋅ (r − r ′))(r − r ′) + (r − r ′) × [(r − r ′) × M(r ′)] ) / r − r ′ dS ′ , where Ω - sample volume. In
4

{Ω Ω }
∪∂

the finite element model this expression for demagnetization field, averaged in the volume of cell (i , j )
( S (i , j ) is an area of cell (i , j ) ), can be write in another form:

 
< H m (i , j ) >=  ∫∫ ∑ ∫ 2(M(i ′, j ′) ⋅ n ∂S (i′ , j′) )(r − r ′) / r − r ′ dL ′ dS  S (i , j ) .
2
 
 S (i , j ) i′ , j′ ∂S (i′ , j ′) 

Please, cite original work as:

B.M. Tanygin, O.V. Tychko,
A magnetization distribution in a single domain wall volume,
Proceeding of the II International Conference "Electronics and Applied Physics", Kyiv, Ukraine (2006) 40-41.

e-mail: b.m.tanygin@gmail.com
Web: http://sites.google.com/site/btanygin/
 3. The numerical modeling is realized for yttrium ferrite-garnet (001)-film: M S =135 G;
K 1 =24.8,103 erg/cm3; A=0.41.10-6 erg/cm. Results of M distribution in the volume of 90°- (a-c) and 71°-
DW (d) are presented in figure. Results are obtained for film thickness h0 : a – 2.46 δ 0 ; b - 6.15 δ 0 ; c -
8.61 δ 0 ; d - infinity crystal, where δ 0 = A K 1 — characteristic DW length. In figure α1 , α 2 and α 3 -
directing cosines in coordinate system with <100>-type axes. Independent variable x (fig.) is a coordinate
along < 100 > -direction. Dash, solid and dash-dot curves in figure corresponds ( Oz axis coincide <001>-
direction) z = h0 / 4 , z = h0 / 2 and z = 3h0 / 4 , respectively.

α1 ,α2 ,α3 α1 ,α2 ,α3

α1 α1
0.8 0.8

0.4 0.4 α3
α3
0 0

-0.4 -0.4 α2
α2
-0.8
-0.8
-10 -5 0 5 10 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
1/2 1/2
X/(A/|K |), a.u. X/(A/|K |), a.u.
1 1
a) b)
α1 ,α2 ,α3 α1 ,α2 ,α3
α1 0.8
α3
0.8
α1
0.4
0.4
α3
0 0

α2
-0.4 α2 -0.4

-0.8
-4 -2 0 2 4 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
1/2 1/2
X/(A/|K |), a.u. X/(A/|K |), a.u.
c) 1 d) 1

Figure
All DW M distributions do not depend from y coordinate ( Oy axis coincides with <010>-direction).

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