Interface and bulk magnetization dynamics in biaxial Fe/Cr structures induced by ultrashort optical pulses

Rzhevsky, A. A.; Кричевцов, Б. Б.; Bürgler, D. E.; Schneider, Claus M.

doi:10.1063/1.3005884

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“…Recent studies have shown that the damping of precessional dynamics in ferromagnetic metals can be complicated by the action of many extrinsic damping processes such as inhomogeneous broadening, 15 two-magnon scattering, [16][17][18] interface effects, 19 and spin diffusion into adjacent metallic layers, 14,15,20 with Cr in particular shown to be a strong spin scatterer. 21 Müller et al observed a sharp increase in the damping in CrO 2 films above a threshold pump fluence, possibly due to spin-wave instabilities.…”

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Optically induced magnetization dynamics and variation of damping parameter in epitaxialCo2MnSiHeusler alloy films

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All-optical pump-probe measurements of magnetization dynamics have been performed upon epitaxial Co 2 MnSi͑001͒ Heusler alloy thin films annealed at temperatures of 300, 400, and 450°C. An ultrafast laserinduced modification of the magnetocrystalline anisotropy triggers precession which is detected by timeresolved magneto-optical Kerr effect measurements. From the damped oscillatory Kerr rotation, the frequency and relaxation rate of the precession is determined. Using a macrospin solution of the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation the effective fields acting upon the sample magnetization are deduced. This reveals that the magnetization is virtually independent of the annealing temperature while the fourfold magnetocrystalline anisotropy decreases dramatically with increasing annealing temperature as the film structure changes between the B2 and L2 1 phases. From the measured relaxation rates, the value of the apparent Gilbert damping parameter is found to depend strongly upon the static field strength and in-plane static field orientation. The variation of the apparent damping parameter is generally well reproduced by an inhomogeneous broadening model in which the presence of B2 and L2 1 phases leads to a large dispersion of the magnetocrystalline anisotropy. However, for the sample annealed at a temperature of 300°C, the lack of a detailed fit to the data suggests that the apparent anisotropy of the apparent damping parameter might alternatively arise due to a network of dislocations with fourfold symmetry.

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Optically induced magnetization dynamics and variation of damping parameter in epitaxialCo2MnSiHeusler alloy films

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The building blocks of magnonics

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Novel material properties can be realized by designing waves' dispersion relations in artificial crystals. The crystal's structural length scales may range from nano- (light) up to centimeters (sound waves). Because of their emergent properties these materials are called metamaterials. Different to photonics, where the dielectric constant dominantly determines the index of refraction, in a ferromagnet the spin-wave index of refraction can be dramatically changed already by the magnetization direction. This allows a different flexibility in realizing dynamic wave guides or spin-wave switches. The present review will give an introduction into the novel functionalities of spin-wave devices, concepts for spin-wave based computing and magnonic crystals. The parameters of the magnetic metamaterials are adjusted to the spin-wave k-vector such that the magnonic band structure is designed. However, already the elementary building block of an antidot lattice, the singular hole, owns a strongly varying internal potential determined by its magnetic dipole field and a localization of spin-wave modes. Photo-magnonics reveal a way to investigate the control over the interplay between localization and delocalization of the spin-wave modes using femtosecond lasers, which is a major focus of this review. We will discuss the crucial parameters to realize free Bloch states and how, by contrast, a controlled localization might allow to gradually turn on and manipulate spin-wave interactions in spin-wave based devices in the future.Comment: 48 pages; 33 figure

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Interface and bulk magnetization dynamics in biaxial Fe/Cr structures induced by ultrashort optical pulses

Cited by 2 publications

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Optically induced magnetization dynamics and variation of damping parameter in epitaxialCo2MnSiHeusler alloy films

Optically induced magnetization dynamics and variation of damping parameter in epitaxialCo2MnSiHeusler alloy films

The building blocks of magnonics

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