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Intrinsic Pinning of a Ferromagnetic Domain Wall in Yttrium Iron Garnet Films with Strong Uniaxial Anisotropy

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Movements of individual domain walls in a ferromagnetic garnet were studied with angstrom resolution. The measurements reveal that domain walls can be locked between adjacent crystallographic planes and propagate by distinct steps matching the lattice periodicity.

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL, Manchester, UK

    K. S. Novoselov, I. V. Grigorieva & A. K. Geim

  2. Institute for Microelectronics Technology, 142432, Chernogolovka, Russia

    S. V. Dubonos & S. V. Morozov

  3. Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL, Manchester, UK

    E. W. Hill

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PACS numbers: 05.70 Ln, 05.70 Jk, 64.

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Novoselov, K., Dubonos, S., Morozov, S. et al. Intrinsic Pinning of a Ferromagnetic Domain Wall in Yttrium Iron Garnet Films with Strong Uniaxial Anisotropy. J Low Temp Phys 139, 65–72 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-005-3912-5

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