Extended Data Fig. 9: Simulation of magnetization switching for different anisotropy parameters.

Micromagnetic simulations of switching after the application of the strain pulse with different anisotropy environments. All material parameters are the same as those described in the Methods, except for the following modifications. (a) The easy axes of the cubic magnetocrystalline anisotropy are aligned along [100], [010] and [001]. (b) An additional uniaxial magnetic anisotropy (strength K_u = −0.25 kJ·m⁻³) is inserted with its easy axis aligned along [100]. (c) Same as in (b) except the strain pulse amplitude is reduced by 20%. The arrows and the color-coding indicate the orientation of the magnetization in the x−y plane after the application of the single strain pulse with duration 1 ps.