Published January 1, 2016 | Version v1
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Reproducible formation of single magnetic bubbles in an array of patterned dots

  • 1. Univ Lorraine, UMR CNRS, Inst Jean Lamour, F-54506 Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France
  • 2. Univ Messina, Dept Engn, I-98166 Messina, Italy
  • 3. Univ Paris 11, Unite Mixte Phys CNRS Thales, F-91767 Palaiseau, France
  • 4. Bogazici Univ, Dept Phys, TR-34342 Bebek, Turkey
  • 5. Univ Messina, Dept Math & Comp Sci Phys Sci & Earth Sci, Vle DAlcontres 31, I-98166 Messina, Italy

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The formation conditions of single magnetic bubbles through in-plane field demagnetization are investigated in an array of Co/Ni circular dots by magnetic force microscopy and compared to micromagnetic calculations. We demonstrate high success rates in nucleating stable bubbles. The efficiency of single bubble formation is found to depend not only on the dot size, material thickness and intrinsic material parameters but also on the bubble nucleation path. Experimental phase diagrams and micromagnetic calculations highlight the influence of the starting in-plane field amplitude and dipolar interactions in stabilizing the bubble. The identification of a systematic procedure for controlling nucleation of single bubbles, multidomain states or a uniform state is important from a technological point of view, opening a path toward the realization of reprogrammable magnonic crystals for the control of spin wave propagation.

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