Fine phase control of domain walls in curved nanostripes: from bits to nits

Abstract

We propose a physical mechanism for fine-tuning the phase of a domain wall around the equilibrium directions involving the application of an external field and a spin polarized current in opposite directions. In this way, the position of the domain wall remains unchanged, but its phase can be slightly modified around the initial equilibrium positions, applying the external field/current smoothly. We point out a few applications to which this fine tuning may lead.