Geometry-induced spin-ice structures prepared by self-organization on the nanoscale

Nanotechnology. 2013 Feb 8;24(5):055305. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/5/055305. Epub 2013 Jan 16.

Abstract

We use non-close packed colloidal lithography to prepare hexagonal magnetic antidot arrays with varying diameters at a period of 205 nm. Smaller antidots are attractive for applications as spin waveguides in magnonics. Larger antidots form a magnetically frustrated system, i.e. Kagome spin-ice, as we prove by magnetic force microscopy. The simple but effective approach successfully extends the limits of top-down lithography previously used to study spin-ice configurations and emergent magnetic monopoles towards smaller structures.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't