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We present measurements on the single molecule magnet Fe8 in the presence of pulsed microwave radiation at 118 GHz. The spin dynamics is studied via time resolved magnetization experiments using a Hall probe magnetometer. We investigate the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 K. Petukhov , S. Bahr , W. Wernsdorfer , A. -L. Barra , V. Mosser

We study THz-driven spin dynamics in thin CoPt films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. Femtosecond magneto-optical Kerr effect measurements show that demagnetization amplitude of about $1\%$ can be achieved with a peak THz electric…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-03-14 Debanjan Polley , Matteo Pancaldi , Matthias Hudl , Paolo Vavassori , Sergei Urazhdin , Stefano Bonetti

Demagnetization in a thin film due to a terahertz pulse of magnetic field is investigated. Linearized LLG equation in the Fourier space to describe the magnetization dynamics is derived, and spin waves time evolution is studied. Finally,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-05-13 Valentino Scalera , Matthias Hudl , Kumar Neeraj , Salvatore Perna , Massimiliano d'Aquino , Stefano Bonetti , Claudio Serpico

Narrowband terahertz (THz) radiation is crucial for high-resolution spectral identification, but a narrowband THz source driven by femtosecond (fs) laser has remained scarce. Here, it is computationally predicted that a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-10-05 Shihao Zhuang , Peter B. Meisenheimer , John T. Heron , Jia-Mian Hu

In this Article we discuss a micromagnetic modelling approach to describe the ultrafast spin-transfer torque excitation of coherent and incoherent magnons on the nanoscale. Implementing the action of a femtosecond spin current pulse…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-09-12 Henning Ulrichs , Ilya Razdolski

The complexity of interactions between the crystal-field and unusual non-collinear spin arrangement in non-trivial magnets demands novel tools to unravel the mystery underneath. In this work, we study such interaction dynamics of…

Non-linear magnetization dynamics is essential for the operation of many spintronics devices. For microwave assisted switching of magnetic elements the low field regime is of particular interest. In addition a large number of experiments…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-10-28 Hans G. Bauer , Peter Majchrak , Torsten Kachel , Christian H. Back , Georg Woltersdorf

Time-reversal symmetry (TRS) is pivotal for materials optical, magnetic, topological, and transport properties. Chiral phonons, characterized by atoms rotating unidirectionally around their equilibrium positions, generate dynamic lattice…

The generation of short spin-current pulses is essential for fast spintronic devices. So far, spin current pulses are generated by femtosecond laser pulses which drive spins from a ferromagnetic metal layer. However, the need for…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-12-22 Piotr Graczyk , Maria Pugaczowa-Michalska , Maciej Krawczyk

Excitation of coherent high-frequency magnons (quanta of spin waves) is critical to the development of high-speed magnonic devices. Here we computationally demonstrate the excitation of coherent sub-terahertz (THz) magnons in ferromagnetic…

Applied Physics · Physics 2022-06-22 Shihao Zhuang , Jia-Mian Hu

Electromagnetic radiation of 1 - 10 THz range has been found at room temperature in a structure with a point contact between a ferromagnetic rod and a thin ferromagnetic film under electric current of high enough density. The radiation is…

A broad continuum-like spin excitation (1--10 meV) with a peak structure around 2.4 meV has been observed in the ferroelectric $ab$ spiral spin phase of Gd$_{0.7}$Tb$_{0.3}$MnO$_3$ by using terahertz (THz) time-domain spectroscopy. Based on…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2008-11-26 N. Kida , Y. Yamasaki , R. Shimano , T. Arima , Y. Tokura

Excitation of magnons or spin-waves driven by nominally unpolarized transport currents in point contacts of normal and ferromagnetic metals is probed by irradiating the contacts with microwaves. Two characteristic dynamic effects are…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-13 O. P. Balkashin , V. V. Fisun , I. K. Yanson , L. Yu. Triputen , A. Konovalenko , V. Korenivski

A nonlinear model of spin wave excitation using a point contact in a thin ferromagnetic film is introduced. Large-amplitude magnetic solitary waves are computed, which help explain recent spin-torque experiments. Numerical simulations of…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-11 M. A. Hoefer , M. J. Ablowitz , B. Ilan , M. R. Pufall , T. J. Silva

Terahertz (THz) signals, mainly generated by photonic or electronic approaches, are being sought for various applications, whereas the development of magnetic source might be a necessary step to harness the magnetic nature of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-03-18 Zhifeng Zhu , Kaiming Cai , Jiefang Deng , Venkata Pavan Kumar Miriyala , Hyunsoo Yang , Xuanyao Fong , Gengchiau Liang

It has recently been shown that Terahertz sensors can effectively detect the spin resonances of Dirac fermions in graphene. The associated photovoltaic measurement technique allows for the investigation of the intrinsic spin-orbit coupling…

The dynamics of magnetic fields with amplitude of several tens of Megagauss, generated at both sides of a solid target irradiated with a high intensity (? 1019W/cm2) picosecond laser pulse, has been spatially and temporally resolved using a…

THz magnetization dynamics is excited in ferrimagnetic thulium iron garnet with a picosecond, single-cycle magnetic field pulse and seen as a high-frequency modulation of the magneto-optical Faraday effect. Data analysis combined with…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-07-21 T. G. H. Blank , K. A. Grishunin , E. A. Mashkovich , M. V. Logunov , A. K. Zvezdin , A. V. Kimel

Femtosecond laser-pulse excitation provides an energy efficient and fast way to control magnetization at the nanoscale, providing great potential for ultrafast next-generation data manipulation and nonvolatile storage devices. Ferromagnetic…

The carrier spin dynamics in a n-doped (In,Ga)As/GaAs quantum well has been studied by time-resolved Faraday rotation and ellipticity techniques in the temperature range down to 430 milliKelvin. These techniques give data with very…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-09-15 L. V. Fokina , I. A. Yugova , D. R. Yakovlev , M. M. Glazov , I. A. Akimov , A. Greilich , D. Reuter , A. D. Wieck , M. Bayer