Method for detecting the presence of Bloch lines in a magnetic wall
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1. A method for detecting the presence and/or absence of a Bloch line in a magnetic wall of a stripe magnetic domain formed in a thin magnetic film, comprising the steps of:
- applying, to the magnetic domain, an in-plane magnetic field in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the magnetic domain, to cause a variation in the shape of the magnetic domain; and
detecting the presence and/or absence of a Bloch line in a predetermined position of the magnetic wall, by detecting the variation of the magnetic domain.
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Abstract
In a method or device for detecting the presence and/or absence of a Bloch line in a magnetic wall of a magnetic domain formed in a thin magnetic film, a magnetic field parallel to the plane of the thin magnetic film is applied to the magnetic domain to cause a variation in the magnetic domain, the state of variation of the magnetic domain is detected and the presence and/or absence of a Bloch line in a predetermined position of the magnetic wall is detected according to the result of the detection of the state of variation set forth above.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for detecting the presence and/or absence of a Bloch line in a magnetic wall of a stripe magnetic domain formed in a thin magnetic film, comprising the steps of:
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applying, to the magnetic domain, an in-plane magnetic field in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the magnetic domain, to cause a variation in the shape of the magnetic domain; and detecting the presence and/or absence of a Bloch line in a predetermined position of the magnetic wall, by detecting the variation of the magnetic domain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A detecting device for detecting the presence and/or absence of a Bloch line in a magnetic wall of a stripe magnetic domain formed in a thin magnetic film, said device comprising:
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a magnetic field generator for applying, to the magnetic domain, an in-plane AC magnetic field in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the magnetic domain, to cause a variation in the shape of the magnetic domain; and a sensor for sensing the variation of the magnetic domain to detect the presence and/or absence of a Bloch line in a predetermined position in the magnetic wall of the magnetic domain. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A Bloch line memory utilizing, as information carriers, Bloch lines formed in a magnetic wall of a magnetic domain formed in a thin magnetic film, said memory comprising:
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a substrate; a thin magnetic film formed on said substrate and provided with a stripe magnetic domain to store Bloch lines in a magnetic wall of said stripe magnetic domain; and a conductor line pattern, formed on the thin magnetic film, having the longitudinal direction of the pattern substantially consistent with that of said magnetic domain, by supplying the pattern with a current to apply an in-plane AC magnetic field to said magnetic domain in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, causing a variation in the shape of said magnetic domain, wherein the presence and/or absence of a Bloch line at a predetermined position in a magnetic wall of said magnetic domain is determined by detecting the variation in said magnetic domain. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method for detecting the presence and/or absence of a Bloch line in a magnetic wall of a stripe magnetic domain formed in a magnetic film, comprising the steps of:
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applying to the magnetic film, an in-plane magnetic field in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the magnetic domain; and detecting the presence and/or absence of the Bloch line on the basis of the variation of the shape of the magnetic domain by said applying step.
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14. A method for detecting the presence and/or absence of a Bloch line in a magnetic wall of an end portion of a stripe magnetic domain formed in a magnetic film, comprising the steps of:
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applying, to an area in the vicinity of the end portion of the magnetic film, an in-plane AC magnetic field in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the magnetic domain; and detecting the presence and/or absence of the Bloch line on the basis of the variation of the shape of the magnetic domain by said applying step. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method for detecting the presence and/or absence of a Bloch line in a magnetic wall of an end portion of a stripe magnetic domain formed in a magnetic film, comprising the steps of:
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applying, to an area being in the vicinity of the end portion of the magnetic film, and in-plane AC magnetic field in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the magnetic domain; and discriminating the presence and/or absence of the Bloch line on the basis of the variation of the shape of the magnetic domain, said step discriminating the presence of the Bloch line by detecting the variation of the width of the magnetic domain and the absence of the Bloch line by detecting an oscillating motion of the magnetic domain in the width direction of the magnetic domain. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A memory device utilizing, as information carriers, bloch lines in a magnetic wall of a stripe magnetic domain formed in a magnetic film, comprising:
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write-in means for writing the Bloch lines in the magnetic wall; means for transferring the Bloch lines along the magnetic wall; and read-out means for reading out the Bloch lines, said read-out means comprising a magnetic field generator for applying, to the magnetic film, an in-plane magnetic field in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the magnetic domain, and a detector for detecting the presence and/or absence of the Bloch lines on the basis of the variation of the shape of the magnetic domain by said magnetic field generator.
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19. A memory device utilizing, as information carriers, Bloch lines in a magnetic wall of a stripe magnetic domain formed in a magnetic film, comprising:
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write-in means for writing the Bloch lines in the magnetic wall; means for transferring the Bloch lines along the magnetic wall; and read-out means for reading out the Bloch lines, said read-out means comprising a magnetic field generator for applying, to an area in the vicinity of the end portion of the magnetic domain of the magnetic film, an inplane AC magnetic field in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the magnetic domain, and a detector for detecting the presence and/or absence of the Bloch lines at the end portion of the magnetic domain on the basis of the variation of the shape of the magnetic domain by said magnetic field generator.
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