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X. R. Wang

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arXiv2015

Dynamic magnetic susceptibility and electrical detection of ferromagnetic resonance

The dynamic magnetic susceptibility of magnetic materials near ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) is very important in interpreting dc-voltage in electrical detection of FMR. Based on the causality principle and the assumption that the usual microwave absorption lineshape around FMR is Lorentzian, general forms of dynamic susceptibility of an arbitrary sample and the corresponding dc-voltage lineshape are obtained. Our main findings are: 1) The dynamic susceptibility is not a Polder tensor for material with arbitrary anisotropy. Two off-diagonal elements are not in general opposite to each other. However, the linear response coefficient of magnetization to total rf field is a Polder tensor. This may explain why two off-diagonal elements are always assumed to be opposite to each other in analyses. 2) The frequency dependence of dynamic susceptibility near FMR is fully characterized by six numbers while its field dependence is fully characterized by seven numbers. 3) A recipe of how to determine these numbers by standard microwave absorption measurements for an arbitrary sample is proposed. Our results allow one to unambiguously separate the contribution of the anisotropic magnetoresistance to dc-voltage from that of the anomalous Hall effect. With these results, one can reliably extract the information of spin pumping and the inverse spin Hall effect, and determine the spin-Hall angle. 4) The field-dependence of susceptibility matrix at a fixed frequency may have several peaks when the effective field is not monotonic of the applied field. In contrast, the frequency-dependence of susceptibility matrix at a fixed field has only one peak. Furthermore, in the case that resonance frequency is not sensitive to the applied field, the field dependence of susceptibility matrix, as well as dc-voltage, may have another non-resonance broad peak. Thus, one should be careful in interpreting observed peaks.

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arXiv2015

Absence of Localization in Disordered Two Dimensional Electron Gas at Weak Magnetic Field and Strong Spin-Orbit Coupling

The one-parameter scaling theory of localization predicts that all states in a disordered two-dimensional system with broken time reversal symmetry are localized even in the presence of strong spin-orbit coupling. While at constant strong magnetic fields this paradigm fails (recall quantum Hall effect), it is believed to hold at weak magnetic fields. Here we explore the nature of quantum states at weak magnetic field and strongly fluctuating spin-orbit coupling, employing highly accurate numerical procedure based on level spacing distribution and transfer matrix technique combined with finite-size one-parameter scaling hypothesis. Remarkably, the metallic phase, (known to exist at zero magnetic field), persists also at finite (albeit weak) magnetic fields, and eventually crosses over into a critical phase, which has already been confirmed at high magnetic fields. A schematic phase diagram drawn in the energy-magnetic field plane elucidates the occurrence of localized, metallic and critical phases. In addition, it is shown that nearest-level statistics is determined solely by the symmetry parameter $β$ and follows the Wigner surmise irrespective of whether states are metallic or critical.

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arXiv2015

New Galvanomagnetic Effects of Polycrystalline Magnetic Films

Within the linear response of polycrystalline magnetic films to electric currents, a general analysis predicts three new galvanomagnetic effects originated from the two-dimensional nature of the films. These new galvanomagnetic effects, which differ from the conventional extraordinary Hall effect and anisotropic magnetoresistance, are follows. 1) The longitudinal resistivity depends linearly on the magnetization component perpendicular to a film. 2) A current parallel to the magnetization can generate an electric field in the vertical direction of a film. 3) A current perpendicular to a film can generate an electric field along the magnetization direction.

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arXiv2015

Boosting Domain Wall Propagation by Notches

We report a counter-intuitive finding that notches in an otherwise homogeneous magnetic nanowire can boost current-induced domain wall (DW) propagation. DW motion in notch-modulated wires can be classified into three phases: 1) A DW is pinned around a notch when the current density is below the depinning current density. 2) DW propagation velocity is boosted by notches above the depinning current density and when non-adiabatic spin-transfer torque strength $β$ is smaller than the Gilbert damping constant $α$. The boost can be manyfold. 3) DW propagation velocity is hindered when $β> α$. The results are explained by using the Thiele equation.

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arXiv2015

Magnetic Vortex Guide

A concept of magnetic vortex guide is proposed and numerically studied. Similar to the waveguides of electromagnetic waves, a magnetic vortex guide allows a vortex domain wall to move along a nanostrip without annihilation at the strip edges. It is shown by micromagnetic simulations that a magnetic nanostrip of a properly designed superlattice structure or bilayered structure can serve as vortex guides.

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arXiv2014

A Band of Critical States in Anderson Localization at Strong Magnetic Field with Random Spin-Orbit Scattering

Anderson localization problem for non-interacting two-dimensional electron gas subject to strong magnetic field, disordered potential and spin-orbit coupling is studied numerically on a square lattice. The nature of the corresponding localization-delocalization transition and the properties of the pertinent extended states depend on the nature of the spin-orbit coupling (uniform or fully random). For uniform spin-orbit coupling (such as Rashba coupling), there is a band of extended states in the center of a Landau band as in a "standard" Anderson metal-insulator transition. However, for fully random spin-orbit coupling, the familiar pattern of Landau bands disappears. Instead, there is a central band of critical states with definite fractal structure separated at two critical energies from two side bands of localized states. Moreover, finite size scaling analysis suggests that for this novel transition, on the localized side of a critical energy $E_c$, the localization length diverges as $ξ(E) \propto\exp(α/\sqrt{|E-E_c|})$, a behavior which, along with the band of critical states, is reminiscent of a Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition.

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arXiv2014

Spin Wave Emission in Field-Driven Domain Wall Motion

A domain wall (DW) in a nanowire can propagate under a longitudinal magnetic field by emitting spin waves (SWs). We numerically investigated the properties of SWs emitted by the DW motion, such as frequency and wavenumber, and their relation with the DW motion. For a wire with a low transverse anisotropy and in a field above a critical value, a DW emits SWs to both sides (bow and stern), while it oscillates and propagates at a low average speed. For a wire with a high transverse anisotropy and in a weak field, the DW emits mostly stern waves, while the DW distorts itself and DW center propagates forward like a drill at a relative high speed.

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arXiv2014

Current-Driven Domain Wall Depinning and Propagation in Notched Nanowires

Adiabatic spin transfer torque induced domain wall (DW) depinning from a notch and DW propagation in a nanowire with a series of notches is investigated. Surprisingly, notches help a current to depin a DW and make a DW easier to propagate along a wire. Following fascinating results on DW dynamics are found. 1) The depinning current density of a DW in a notch is substantially lower than the intrinsic threshold value below which a sustainable DW propagation doesn't exist in a homogeneous wire. 2) The DW displacement from a notch is insensitive to notch geometry and current density when it is between the depinning and the intrinsic threshold current density. 3) A current density below the intrinsic threshold value can induce a sustainable DW propagation along notched nanowires. These findings not only reveal interesting and complicated interaction between a current and a DW, but also have profound implications in our current understanding of current-driven DW dynamics as well as in the design of spintronic devices.

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arXiv2014

A thermodynamic theory for thermal-gradient-driven domain wall motion

Spin waves (or magnons) interact with magnetic domain walls (DWs) in a complicated way that a DW can propagate either along or against magnon flow. However, thermally activated magnons always drive a DW to the hotter region of a nanowire of magnetic insulators under a temperature gradient. We theoretically illustrate why it is surely so by showing that DW entropy is always larger than that of a domain as long as material parameters do not depend on spin textures. Equivalently, the total free energy of the wire can be lowered when the DW moves to the hotter region. The larger DW entropy is related to the increase of magnon density of states at low energy originated from the gapless magnon bound states.

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arXiv2014

The PHENIX Forward Silicon Vertex Detector

A new silicon detector has been developed to provide the PHENIX experiment with precise charged particle tracking at forward and backward rapidity. The Forward Silicon Vertex Tracker (FVTX) was installed in PHENIX prior to the 2012 run period of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). The FVTX is composed of two annular endcaps, each with four stations of silicon mini-strip sensors, covering a rapidity range of $1.2<|η|<2.2$ that closely matches the two existing PHENIX muon arms. Each station consists of 48 individual silicon sensors, each of which contains two columns of mini-strips with 75 $μ$m pitch in the radial direction and lengths in the $ϕ$ direction varying from 3.4 mm at the inner radius to 11.5 mm at the outer radius. The FVTX has approximately 0.54 million strips in each endcap. These are read out with FPHX chips, developed in collaboration with Fermilab, which are wire bonded directly to the mini-strips. The maximum strip occupancy reached in central Au-Au collisions is approximately 2.8%. The precision tracking provided by this device makes the identification of muons from secondary vertices away from the primary event vertex possible. The expected distance of closest approach (DCA) resolution of 200 $μ$m or better for particles with a transverse momentum of 5 GeV/$c$ will allow identification of muons from relatively long-lived particles, such as $D$ and $B$ mesons, through their broader DCA distributions.

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arXiv2014

Anti-Levitation in the Integer Quantum Hall Systems

Two-dimensional electron gas in the integer quantum Hall regime is investigated numerically by studying the dynamics of an electron hopping on a square lattice subject to a perpendicular magnetic field and random on-site energy with white noise distribution. Focusing on the lowest Landau band we establish an anti-levitation scenario of the extended states: As either the disorder strength $W$ increases or the magnetic field strength $B$ decreases, the energies of the extended states move below the Landau energies pertaining to a clean system. Moreover, for strong enough disorder, there is a disorder dependent critical magnetic field $B_c(W)$ below which there are no extended states at all. A general phase diagram in the $W-1/B$ plane is suggested with a line separating domains of localized and delocalized states.

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arXiv2013

Birth, Growth and Death of an Antivortex during the Propagation of a Transverse Domain Wall in Magnetic Nanostrips

Antivortex birth, growth and death due to the propagation of a transverse domain wall (DW) in magnetic nanostrips are observed and analyzed. Antivortex formation is an intrinsic process of a strawberry-like transverse DW originated from magnetostatic interaction. Under an external magnetic field, DW in a wider width region tends to move faster than that of a narrower part. This speed mismatch tilts and elongates DW centre line. An antivortex is periodically born near the tail of the DW centre line. The antivortex either moves along the centre line and dies on the other side of the strip, or grows to its maximum size, detaches itself from the DW, and vanishes eventually. The former route reverses the polarity of DW while the later keeps the DW polarity unchanged. The evolution of the DW structures is analyzed using winding numbers assigned to each topological defects. The phase diagram in the field-width plane is obtained and discussed.

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arXiv2013

Instability of Walker Propagating Domain Wall in Magnetic Nanowires

Stability of the well-known Walker propagating domain wall (DW) solution of the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation is analytically investigated. Surprisingly, the Walker's rigid body propagating DW mode is not stable against the spin wave/wavepacket emission. In the low field region only stern spin waves are emitted while both stern and bow waves are generated under high fields. In a high enough field, but below the Walker breakdown field, the Walker solution could be convective/absolute unstable if the transverse magnetic anisotropy is larger than a critical value, corresponding to a significant modification of the DW profile and DW propagating speed.

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arXiv2012

Self-sustained current oscillations in spin-blockaded quantum dots

Self-sustained current oscillation observed in spin-blockaded double quantum dots is explained as a consequence of periodic motion of dynamically polarized nuclear spins (along a limit cycle) in the spin-blockaded regime under an external magnetic field and a spin-transfer torque. It is shown, based on the Landau-Lifshtz-Gilbert equation, that a sequence of semistable limit cycle, Hopf and homoclinic bifurcations occurs as the external field is tuned. The divergent period near the homoclinic bifurcation explains well why the period in the experiment is so long and varies by many orders of magnitudes.

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arXiv2012

Domain wall propagation through spin wave emission

We theoretically study field-induced domain wall (DW) motion in an electrically insulating ferromagnet with hard- and easy-axis anisotropies. DWs can propagate along a dissipationless wire through spin wave emission locked into the known soliton velocity at low fields. In the presence of damping, the mode appears before the Walker breakdown field for strong out-of-plane magnetic anisotropy, and the usual Walker rigid-body propagation mode becomes unstable when the field is between the maximal-DW-speed field and Walker breakdown field.

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arXiv2011

All-magnonic spin-transfer torque and domain wall propagation

The spin wave transportation through a transverse magnetic domain wall (DW) in a magnetic nanowire is studied. It is found that spin wave passes through a DW without reflection. A magnon, the quantum of the spin wave, carries opposite spins on the two sides of the DW. As a result, there is a spin angular momentum transfer from the propagating magnons to the DW. This magnonic spin-transfer torque can efficiently drive a DW to propagate in the opposite direction to that of the spin wave.

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arXiv2011

Vacancy Induced Splitting of Dirac Nodal Point in Graphene

We investigate the vacancy effects on quasiparticle band structure of graphene near the Dirac point. It is found that each Dirac nodal point splits into two new nodal points due to the coherent scattering among vacancies. The splitting energy between the two nodal points is proportional to the square root of vacancy concentration. In addition, an extra dispersionless impurity band of zero energy due to particle-hole symmetry is found. Our theory offers an excellent explanation to the recent experiments.

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arXiv2011

Quantum Spinon Oscillations

The full quantum dynamics of a spinon under external magnetic fields is investigated by using the time-evolving block decimation (TEBD) method within the microcanonical picture of transport. We show that the center of the spinon oscillates back and forth in the absence of dissipation. The quantum many-body behavior can be understood in a single-particle picture of transport and Bloch oscillations, where quantum fluctuations induce finite life times. Transport, oscillations and lifetimes can be tuned to some degree separately by external fields. Other nontrivial dynamics such as resonance as well as chaos have also been discussed.

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