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| Open AccessMesoscale flux-closure domain formation in single-crystal BaTiO3
Flux-closure patterns are rarely observed in ferroelectric materials and almost exclusively form at the nanoscale. McQuaidet al. report mesoscopic dipole closure patterns formed in free-standing single-crystal lamellae of BaTiO3, thought to result from an unusual set of experimental conditions.
- R.G.P. McQuaid
- , L.J. McGilly
- & J.M. Gregg
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Encapsulation of single-molecule magnets in carbon nanotubes
Single-molecule magnets could be useful for the development of spintronic devices. Here single-molecule magnets are encapsulated in carbon nanotubes without affecting the properties of the guest molecules, which may be useful in the development of spintronic or high-density magnetic storage devices.
- Maria del Carmen Giménez-López
- , Fabrizio Moro
- & Andrei N. Khlobystov
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| Open AccessThe vectorial control of magnetization by light
Light–matter interactions can be used to manipulate magnetization in solids, but light-controlled magnetization vector motion has not been demonstrated. Here, two-dimensional magnetic oscillations in NiO are manipulated with optical pulses leading to vectorial control of magnetization by light.
- Natsuki Kanda
- , Takuya Higuchi
- & Makoto Kuwata-Gonokami
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| Open AccessObservation and electric current control of a local spin in a single-molecule magnet
In molecular spintronics, the spin state of a molecule may be switched by changing the molecular structure. Here, the spin of a single-molecule magnet is switched by applying an electric current using a scanning tunnelling microscope, which may aid in information coding at the single-molecule level.
- Tadahiro Komeda
- , Hironari Isshiki
- & Masahiro Yamashita
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Three-dimensional imaging of magnetic domains
The imaging of magnetic domains in three-dimensional solids has been hampered by a lack of suitable methods. The authors show that Talbot-Lau neutron tomography is capable of visualizing the domain structure of an iron silicide bulk crystal.
- I. Manke
- , N. Kardjilov
- & J. Banhart
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A microscopic view on the Mott transition in chromium-doped V2O3
The spatial scale over which metal–insulator transitions happen is not known, despite the importance of this phenomenon in basic and applied research. The authors show that in chromium-doped V2O3, with decreasing temperature, microscopic metallic domains coexist with an insulating background.
- S. Lupi
- , L. Baldassarre
- & M. Marsi
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Enhanced stochasticity of domain wall motion in magnetic racetracks due to dynamic pinning
Understanding the details of domain wall motion in nanowires is important for magnetic racetrack memories. Jiang and co-workers show that this motion can become more random by varying the magnetic field, pinning the domains at several local imperfections of the nanowire.
- Xin Jiang
- , Luc Thomas
- & Stuart S.P. Parkin
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Large microwave generation from current-driven magnetic vortex oscillators in magnetic tunnel junctions
Microwave generation from nanoscale devices is important for future wireless technology, but the power generated in such devices can be small. Dussaux and coworkers have developed a powerful microwave emitter using magnetic vortices induced by spin transfer in a MgO-based magnetic tunnel junction.
- A. Dussaux
- , B. Georges
- & A. Fert