Heat accumulation and all-optical switching by domain wall motion in Co/Pd superlattices

J Phys Condens Matter. 2017 Jun 7;29(22):225801. doi: 10.1088/1361-648X/aa6c93. Epub 2017 Apr 11.

Abstract

All-optical switching by domain wall motion has been obtained in Co/Pd superlattices with a TiS oscillator. Heat accumulation is part of the switching process for our experimental conditions. Numerical calculations point to a connection between domain wall motion and in-plane heat diffusion.