Vortex lines in a cubic magnetic nanodot: structure and dynamics

Abstract

Langevin simulations of cubic magnetic nanodots were performed using the Landau-Lifshitz equation with exchange and dipolar interactions. Vortices tend to organize as lines: we establish the structure and dynamics thereof for a large range of the dipolar versus exchange ratio d. These lines tend to be bent and twisted. For large values of the dipolar interaction, a complex network of vortex lines arises. Dynamics evidences low frequency collective gyrotropic motions of vortex lines which maintain their distance during motion.