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Search Publications by: Daniel T Pierce (Assoc)

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Spatially resolved ferroelectric domain-switching-controlled magnetism in Co 40 Fe 40 B 20 /Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) 0.7 Ti 0.3 O 3 multiferroic heterostructure

December 27, 2016
Author(s)
Peisen Li, Yonggang Zhao, Sen Zhang, Aitian Chen, Dalai Li, Jing Ma, Yan Liu, Daniel T. Pierce, John Unguris, Hongguang Piao, Huiyun Zhang, Meihong Zhu, Xiaozhong Zhang, Xiufeng Han, Mengchun Pan, Ce-Wen Nan
Intrinsic spatial inhomogeneity or phase separation in cuprates and manganites etc., related to electronic and/or magnetic properties, has attracted much attention due to its significance in fundamental physics and applications. Here we use scanning Kerr

Magnetic microscopy and simulation of strain-mediated control of magnetization in Ni/PMN-PT nanostructures

October 17, 2016
Author(s)
Ian J. Gilbert, Andres C. Chavez, Daniel T. Pierce, John Unguris, Wei-Yang Sun, Cheng-Yen Liang, Gregory P. Carman
Strain-mediated thin film multiferroics comprising piezoelectric/ferromagnetic heterostructures enable the electrical manipulation of magnetization with much greater efficiency than other methods; however, the investigation of nanostructures fabricated

Nanoscale imaging of magnetization reversal driven by spin-orbit torque

September 23, 2016
Author(s)
Ian J. Gilbert, Andrew P. Chen, Daniel B. Gopman, Andrew L. Balk, Daniel T. Pierce, Mark D. Stiles, John Unguris
We use scanning electron microscopy with polarization analysis (SEMPA) to image deterministic, spin-orbit torque driven magnetization reversal of in-plane magnetized CoFeB rectangles in zero applied magnetic field. The spin-orbit torque is generated by

Realization of Ground-State Artificial Skyrmion Lattices at Room Temperature

October 8, 2015
Author(s)
Dustin A. Gilbert, Brian B. Maranville, Andy L. Balk, Brian J. Kirby, Peter Fischer, Daniel T. Pierce, John Unguris, Julie A. Borchers, Kai Liu
The topological nature of magnetic skyrmions deriving from broken symmetries leads to extraordinary static and dynamic properties that provide new insight in fundamental problems of magnetism and exciting potentials for exploitation in novel magnetic

Probing electric field control of magnetism using ferromagnetic resonance

January 29, 2015
Author(s)
Ziyao Zhou, Morgan Trassin, Ya Gao, Yuan Gao, Diana Qiu, Khalid Ashraf, Tianxiang Nan, Xi Yang, Samuel R. Bowden, Daniel T. Pierce, Mark D. Stiles, John Unguris, Ming Liu, Brandon Howe, Gail Brown, Sayeef Salahuddin, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, Nian Sun
A question of fundamental importance in multiferroic materials, such as BiFeO3, is whether the canted moment arising from the Dzyalozhinski-Moriya coupling is switchable with the application of an electric field. Since this canted moment is weak, directly

Interfacial Coupling in Multiferroic/Ferromagnet Heterostructures

April 30, 2013
Author(s)
M. Trassin, J. D. Clarkson, Samuel R. Bowden, j. Liu, J. T. Heron, R. J. Paull, Elke Arenholz, Daniel T. Pierce, John Unguris
We report local probe investigations of the magnetic interaction between BiFeO3 films and a ferromagnetic Co0.9Fe0.1 layer. Within the constraints of intralayer exchange coupling in the Co0.9Fe0.1, the multiferroic imprint in the ferromagnet results in a

Perspective on Probing Metallic Ferromagnetism with Electrons

March 21, 2011
Author(s)
Daniel T. Pierce
This article presents a brief review of some of the many insights gained about metallic ferromagnetism using spin-polarized electrons as probes. Aspects of metallic ferromagnetism discussed include spin-dependent electronic structure, spin-dependent mean

Measuring the effects of low energy ion milling on the magnetization of Co/Pd multilayers using scanning electron microscopy with polarization analysis

April 30, 2010
Author(s)
Benjamin James McMorran, Aaron C. Cochran, Randy K. Dumas, Kai Liu, Paul Morrow, Daniel T. Pierce, John Unguris
The dependence of the magnetic properties of Co/Pd multilayer films with very thin individual layers, Co(0.4nm)/Pd(0.6nm), on the energy of ion milling is investigated using scanning electron microscopy with polarization analysis (SEMPA). The effect of Ar

Phase Diagram of Magnetic Nanodisks measured by SEMPA

January 20, 2010
Author(s)
Seok-Hwan Chung, Robert D. McMichael, Daniel T. Pierce, John Unguris
We use Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization Analysis (SEMPA) to image the magnetic domain structures of individual ferromagnetic nanodisks with different diameters and thicknesses, and thereby determine the phase diagram of the magnetic ground

Direct Imaging of Current Driven Domain Walls in Ferromagnetic Nanostripes

May 21, 2009
Author(s)
Willard C. Uhlig, Michael J. Donahue, Daniel T. Pierce, John Unguris
To better understand the response of domain walls to current induced spin transfer torques, we have directly imaged the internal magnetic structure of domain walls in current-carrying ferromagnetic nanostripes. Domain wall images were acquired both while a

SEMPA Imaging for Spintronics Applications

January 1, 2007
Author(s)
John Unguris, Daniel T. Pierce, Seok-Hwan Chung
Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization Analysis (SEMPA) provides high resolution (10 nm) magnetization images simultaneously with, but independent of, the topography. Such information is very useful in studying spintronics devices as illustrated by

Electronic Effects in Length Distribution of Atom Chains

April 17, 2006
Author(s)
Jason Crain, Mark D. Stiles, Joseph A. Stroscio, Daniel T. Pierce
Gold deposited on Si(553) leads to self assembly of atomic chains, which are broken into finite segments by atomic defects. Scanning tunneling microscopy is used to investigate the distribution of chain lengths and the correlation between defects

End States in One-Dimensional Chains

February 4, 2005
Author(s)
Jason Crain, Daniel T. Pierce
End states-the zero-dimensional analogs of the two-dimensional states that occur at a crystal surface-were observed at the ends of one-dimensional atom chains that were self-assembled by depositing gold on the vicinal Si(553) surface. Scanning tunneling

Spin Nomenclature for Semiconductors and Magnetic Metals

June 1, 2004
Author(s)
B Jonker, A Hanbicki, Daniel T. Pierce, Mark D. Stiles
The different conventions used in the semiconductor and magnetic metals communities can cause confusion in the context of spin polarization and transport in simple heterostructures. In semiconductors, terminology is based on the orientation of the electron

Magnetic Domain Imaging of Spintronic Devices

January 1, 2003
Author(s)
Robert Celotta, John Unguris, Daniel T. Pierce
A description of high resolution magnetic domain imaging methods of specific use in observing magnetic structure in magneto electronic, i.e., spintronics.

Spin Polarization of Injected Electrons

May 17, 2002
Author(s)
William F. Egelhoff Jr., Mark D. Stiles, David P. Pappas, S Alvarado, J Gregg, J Bland, R A. Buhrman, Daniel T. Pierce, J Byers, M Johnson, B Jonker
A recent paper in Science made the claim of 92% polarization for the injection spin polarized electrons from a Ni scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) tip into GaAs(110). Actually they state their result as 92% efficiency for the injection of 100%

Spin Polarization of Injected Electrons

May 1, 2002
Author(s)
William F. Egelhoff Jr., Mark D. Stiles, David P. Pappas, Daniel T. Pierce, J M. Byers, J M. Johnson, B T. Jonker, S F. Alvarado, J F. Gregg, J A. Bland, R Buhrman
A recent paper in Science made the claim of 92% polarization for the injection spin polarized electrons from a Ni scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) tip into GaAs(110). Actually they state their result as 92% efficiency for the injection of 100%

Spin-Polarized Electrons

January 1, 2001
Author(s)
Daniel T. Pierce, Robert Celotta
The electron-sodium system is an excellent prototype of non-relativistic electron scattering from a quasi-one-electron atomic target, and is tractable both experimentally and theoretically. Recently, this system has been studied in a series of