Micromagnetic simulation of thickness-dependent magnetization reversal processes in elongated iron nanodots

Micromagnetic simulations were used to investigate magnetization reversal processes in elongated ferromagnetic nanodots, prepared by combining two half-circles with a rectangle. The micromagnetic simulation program OOMMF is based on dynamically solving the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation of motion. Material parameters were chosen as typical for Fe (iron). Lateral dimensions were in most simulations chosen as 730 nm x 133 nm, while the dot height was varied between 3 nm and 54 nm. For different in-plane angles of the external magnetic field, varying magnetization reversal processes were found with changing dot thickness, offering a possibility to tailor magnetic states by modifying the thickness of the nanodot.