title: Incoherent magnetization dynamics in strain mediated switching of magnetostrictive nanomagnets.
abstract: Micromagnetic studies of the magnetization change in magnetostrictive nanomagnets subjected to stress are performed for nanomagnets of different sizes. The interplay between demagnetization, exchange and stress anisotropy energies is used to explain the rich physics of size-dependent magnetization dynamics induced by modulating stress anisotropy in planar nanomagnets. These studies have important implications for strain mediated ultralow energy magnetization control in nanomagnets and its application in energy-efficient nanomagnetic computing devices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.
authors.forename: Dhritiman
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: Md Mamun
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Al-Rashid
authors.forename: Noel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: D'Souza
authors.forename: Supriyo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: Jayasimha
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Atulasimha