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Spin currents can exert spin-transfer torques on magnetic systems even in the limit of vanishingly small net magnetization, as is the case for antiferromagnets. Here, we experimentally show that a spin-transfer torque is operative in a…

We present a universal nanomechanical sensing platform for the investigation of magnetostriction in thin films. It is based on a doubly-clamped silicon nitride nanobeam resonator covered with a thin magnetostrictive film. Changing the…

We describe a room-temperature alkali-metal atomic magnetometer for detection of small, high frequency magnetic fields. The magnetometer operates by detecting optical rotation due to the precession of an aligned ground state in the presence…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2010-10-12 M. P. Ledbetter , V. M. Acosta , S. M. Rochester , D. Budker , S. Pustelny , V. V. Yashchuk

A pure spin current generated within a nonlocal spin valve can exert a spin transfer torque on a nanomagnet. This nonlocal torque enables new design schemes for magnetic memory devices that do not require the application of large voltages…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-07-26 Lin Xue , Chen Wang , Yong-Tao Cui , Luqiao Liu , A. Swander , J. Z. Sun , R. A. Buhrman , D. C. Ralph

Low-cost spintronic devices functioning in zero applied magnetic field are required for bringing the idea of spin-based electronics into the real-world industrial applications. Here we present first microwave measurements performed on…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-11-17 A. Mourachkine , O. V. Yazyev , C. Ducati , J. -Ph. Ansermet

Some of the most sensitive methods of measuring magnetic fields utilize interactions of resonant light with atomic vapor. Recent developments in this vibrant field are improving magnetometers in many traditional areas such as measurement of…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 D. Budker , M. V. Romalis

In this work we discuss the use of interferometric measurement technique to study microwave magnetization dynamics on ferromagnetic nanostructures. We demonstrate that in this way one can resolve features which are impossible to resolve…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-02-17 Eugene N. Ivanov , Mikhail Kostylev

We demonstrate a technique of broadband spin torque ferromagnetic resonance (ST-FMR) with magnetic field modulation for measurements of spin wave properties in magnetic nanostructures. This technique gives great improvement in sensitivity…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-10-31 A. M. Gonçalves , I. Barsukov , Y. -J. Chen , L. Yang , J. A. Katine , I. N. Krivorotov

Unusual behavior of quantum materials commonly arises from their effective low-dimensional physics, which reflects the underlying anisotropy in the spin and charge degrees of freedom. Torque magnetometry is a highly sensitive technique to…

Accelerator magnets steer particle beams according to the field integrated along the trajectory over the magnet length. Purpose-wound coils measure these relevant parameters with high precision and complement efficiently point-like…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2011-04-20 L. Walckiers

Precise measurements of the displacement of, and force acting on, a mechanical oscillator can be performed by coupling the oscillator to an optical cavity. Brownian thermal forces represent a fundamental limit to measurement sensitivity…

The study of strong electron correlations in transition metal oxides with modern microscopy and diffraction techniques unveiled a fascinating world of nanosize textures in the spin, charge, and crystal structure. Examples range from high…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Papavassiliou , M. Pissas , M. Belesi , M. Fardis , D. Stamopoulos , A. Kontos , M. Hennion , J. Dolinsek , J. P. Ansermet , C. Dimitropoulos

The small mass and high coherence of nanomechanical resonators render them the ultimate force probe, with applications ranging from biosensing and magnetic resonance force microscopy, to quantum optomechanics. A notorious challenge in these…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-07-18 Yeghishe Tsaturyan , Andreas Barg , Eugene S. Polzik , Albert Schliesser

The activated torsion oscillation magnetometer exploits the mechanical resonance of a cantilever beam, driven by the torque exerted on the sample by an ac field applied perpendicularly to the film plane. We describe a model for the…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-07 G. Asti , M. Ghidini , R. Pellicelli , M. Solzi

Slow magnetic relaxation and two level fluctuations measurements under high current injection is performed in single-contacted ferromagnetic nanostructures. The magnetic configurations of the samples are described by two metastable states…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 J. -E. Wegrowe

Larmor precession of laser-polarized atoms contained in anti-relaxation-coated cells, detected via nonlinear magneto-optical rotation (NMOR) is a promising technique for a new generation of ultra-sensitive atomic magnetometers. For magnetic…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 S. Pustelny , S. M. Rochester , D. F. Jackson Kimball , V. V. Yashchuk , D. Budker , W. Gawlik

In recent years there has been an explosive development of interest in the measurement of forces at the microscopic level, such as within living cells, as well as the properties of fluids and suspensions on this scale, using optically…

Optics · Physics 2007-05-23 T. A. Nieminen , N. R. Heckenberg , H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop

Spin-torque ferromagnetic resonance (ST-FMR) is a common method used to measure spin-orbit torques (SOTs) in heavy metal/ferromagnet bilayer structures. In the course of a measurement, other resonant processes such as spin pumping (SP) and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-08-19 Saba Karimeddiny , Joseph A. Mittelstaedt , Robert A. Buhrman , Daniel C. Ralph

A (Ga,Mn)As nanoelectromechanical resonator is used to obtain the first direct measurement of magnetostriction in a dilute magnetic semiconductor. Field-dependent magnetoelastic stress induces shifts in resonance frequency that can be…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-11 S. C. Masmanidis , H. X. Tang , E. B. Myers , Mo Li , K. De Greve , G. Vermeulen , W. Van Roy , M. L. Roukes

We study the dnamics of small magnetic cantilevers, either made from Si covered by a magnetic film or entirely ferromagnetic ones. The magnetomechanical torques are found to cause line splittings in ferromagnetic resonance spectra and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Alexey A. Kovalev , Gerrit E. W. Bauer , Arne Brataas