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In spin-based electronics, information is encoded by the spin state of electron bunches. Processing this information requires the controlled transport of spin angular momentum through a solid, preferably at frequencies reaching the so far…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-09-03 T. Kampfrath , M. Battiato , P. Maldonado , G. Eilers , J. Nötzold , I. Radu , F. Freimuth , Y. Mokrousov , S. Blügel , M. Wolf , P. M. Oppeneer , M. Münzenberg

We study magnetization reversal in a $\varphi_0$ Josephson junction with direct coupling between magnetic moment and Josephson current. Our simulations of magnetic moment dynamics show that by applying an electric current pulse, we can…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-05-24 Yu. M. Shukrinov , I. R. Rahmonov , K. Sengupta , A. Buzdin

We report theoretical investigation of the switching probability of electric field-induced precessional magnetization switching by solving the Fokker-Planck equation numerically with finite difference method. The switching probability is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-12-23 Hongguang Cheng , Ning Deng

The parallel or antiparallel arrangement of electron spins plays a pivotal role in determining the properties of a physical system. To meet the demands for innovative technological solutions, extensive efforts have been dedicated to…

Unconventional magnetism represents a paradigm shift in condensed matter physics, effectively bridging the fast, high-density advantages of antiferromagnets with the facile read-write capability of ferromagnets. Recent developments in spin…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-03-31 Xiaobing Chen , Weizhao Chen , Qihang Liu

Antiferromagnetic materials as active components in spintronic devices promise insensitivity against external magnetic fields, the absence of own magnetic stray fields, and ultrafast dynamics at the picosecond time scale. Materials with…

A systematic investigation of spin injection behavior in Au/FM (FM = Fe and Ni) multilayers is performed using the superdiffusive spin transport theory. By exciting the nonmagnetic layer, the laser-induced hot electrons may transfer spin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-11-20 Wen-Tian Lu , Zhe Yuan , Xiaohong Xu

Ultrafast electron delocalization induced by a fs laser pulse is a well-known process and is the initial step for important applications such as fragmentation of molecules or laser ablation in solids. It is well understood that an intense…

All-optical helicity dependent switching (AO-HDS), deterministic control of magnetization by circularly polarized laser pulses, allows to efficiently manipulate spins without the need of a magnetic field. However, AO-HDS in ferromagnetic…

The microscopic origin of laser-induced ultrafast demagnetization remains an open question, to which the non-thermal electronic distribution plays a vital role at the initial stage. Herein, we investigate the connection between the…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-12-25 Yu-Hui Song , Huan-Cheng Yang , Kai Liu , Zhong-Yi Lu

Single Pulse All Optical Helicity Independent Switching (AO-HIS) represents the ability to reverse the magnetic moment of a nanostructure using a femtosecond single laser pulse. It is an ultrafast method to manipulate magnetization without…

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

We report a systematic study of single pulse all optical helicity independent switching in CoGd bilayers, revealing that the magnetization reversal dynamics can be tuned over more than three orders of magnitude. By varying the Gd thickness…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-08-12 B. Kunyangyuen , G. Malinowski , D. Lacour , B. Seng , W. Zhang , S. Mangin , J. Hohlfeld , J. Gorchon , M. Hehn

The magnetic vortex structure, an important ground state configuration in micron and sub-micron sized ferromagnetic thin film platelets, is characterized by a curling in-plane magnetization and, in the center, a minuscule region with…

We investigate the magnetization reversal of single-domain magnetic nanoparticle driven by linear down-chirp microwave magnetic field pulse. Numerical simulations based on the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation reveal that solely down-chirp…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-06-20 M. T. Islam , X. S. Wang , Y. Zhang , X. R. Wang

Ultrafast demagnetization of magnetic layers pumped by a femtosecond laser pulse is accompanied by a nonthermal spin-polarized current of hot electrons. These spin currents are studied here theoretically in a spin valve with noncollinear…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-02-26 Pavel Baláž , Martin Žonda , Karel Carva , Pablo Maldonado , Peter M. Oppeneer

In this study, we explore the influence of interlayer exchange coupling on magnetization reversal triggered by femtosecond laser pulses in ferromagnetic spin valves. Our experiments, focused on femtosecond laser-induced magnetization…

As a layered ferroelectric material, CuInP2S6 has garnered significant attention for its robust ferroelectric state and potential applications in memory devices. In this work, we demonstrate that with short laser pulses ultrafast reversible…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-12-16 Jin Zhang , Kun Yang , Jianxin Yu , Huixia Fu , Zijing Ding , Xinghua Shi , Sheng Meng

We discuss numerical and theoretical results for models of magnetization switching in nanoparticles and ultrathin films. The models and computational methods include kinetic Ising and classical Heisenberg models of highly anisotropic…

Materials Science · Physics 2007-05-23 Per Arne Rikvold , Gregory Brown , Steven J. Mitchell , M. A. Novotny

Reversible straintronic switching of a nanomagnet's magnetization between two stable or metastable states promises ultra-energy-efficient non-volatile memory. Here, we report strain-induced magnetization switching in ~300 nm sized FeGa…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-24 Hasnain Ahmad , Jayasimha Atulasimha , Supriyo Bandyopadhyay
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