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Efficient Spintronic THz Emitters Without External Magnetic Field

Applied Physics 2024-11-08 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science

Abstract

We investigate the performance of state-of-the-art spintronic THz emitters (W or Ta)/CoFeB/Pt with non-magnetic underlayer deposited using oblique angle deposition. The THz emission amplitude in the presence or absence of an external magnetic field remains the same and remarkably stable over time. This stability is attributed to the enhanced uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in the ferromagnetic layer, achieved by oblique angle deposition of the underlying non-magnetic layer. Our findings could be used for the development of practical field-free emitters of linearly polarized THz radiation, potentially enabling novel applications in future THz technologies.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2411.04582,
  title  = {Efficient Spintronic THz Emitters Without External Magnetic Field},
  author = {Amir Khan and Nicolas Sylvester Beermann and Shalini Sharma and Tiago de Oliveira Schneider and Wentao Zhang and Dmitry Turchinovich and Markus Meinert},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.04582},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

6 pages including references and 5 figures

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