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Linear terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) is a sensitive probe for material characterization including thickness measurements of thin layers. These applications critically rely on a sufficiently large bandwidth, which is not…

Imaging the magnetic domain wall behavior in patterned thin films under external stimuli can enable understanding the underlying energy landscape as well as the role of local microstructure and defects. We present an automated workflow for…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-03-13 Charudatta Phatak , John Fullerton , Hanu Arava

Searching multiple types of terahertz (THz) irradiation source is crucial for the THz technology. Here, by utilizing a two-dimensional (2D) ferromagnetic Cr2Ge2Te6 crystal, we firstly demonstrate a magneto-tunable monochromatic THz…

Micron scale imaging of magnetic fields is an important tool for understanding the evolution of magnetism through phase transitions and as a result of interactions inside of heterostructures. However, most imaging platforms, like the…

Spintronic emitters are a unique class of terahertz (THz) sources due to their quasi-two-dimensional geometry and thereby their capability to couple to resonator near fields. Global excitation of the emitters often obstructs the intricate…

Plasmonic bowtie antennas made of doped silicon can operate as plasmonic resonators at terahertz (THz) frequencies and provide large field enhancement close to their gap. We demonstrate both experimentally and theoretically that the field…

We investigate magnetic domain walls in a single fcc Mn layer on Re(0001) employing spin-polarized STM, atom manipulation, and spin dynamics simulations. The low symmetry of the row-wise antiferromagnetic (1Q) state leads to a new type of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-06-16 Jonas Spethmann , Martin Grünebohm , Roland Wiesendanger , Kirsten von Bergmann , André Kubetzka

We theoretically investigate coupled gyration modes of magnetic solitons whose distances to the nearest neighbors are staggered. In a one-dimensional bipartite lattice, analogous to the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model, there is a mid-gap…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-04-29 Gyungchoon Go , Ik-Sun Hong , Seo-Won Lee , Se Kwon Kim , Kyung-Jin Lee

A study of the multilayer system MgO/CoFeB(1.1nm)/Ta($t$)/CoFeB(0.8nm)/MgO is presented, where the two CoFeB layers are separated by a Ta interlayer of varying thickness $t$. The magnetization properties deduced from complementary…

We show that the coupling between two ferromagnetic layers separated by a nonmagnetic spacer can be used to control the depinning of domain walls and induce unidirectional domain wall propagation. We investigated CoFeB/Ti/CoFeB trilayers…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-11-24 Mark C. H. de Jong , Can Onur Avci , Aleš Hrabec , Pietro Gambardella

Flexible manipulation of terahertz-wave polarization during the generation process is very important for terahertz applications, especially for the next-generation on-chip functional terahertz sources. However, current terahertz emitters…

Terahertz time domain spectroscopy employing free-space radiation has frequently been used to probe the elementary excitations of low-dimensional systems. The diffraction limit blocks its use for the in-plane study of individual laterally…

We systematically investigate the influence of annealing effect on terahertz (THz) generation from CoFeB based magnetic nanofilms driven by femtosecond laser pulses. Three times enhancement of THz yields are achieved in W/CoFeB through…

The ability to generate, detect, and control coherent terahertz (THz) spin currents with femtosecond temporal and nanoscale spatial resolution has significant ramifications. The diffraction limit of concentrated THz radiation, which has a…

Information technology demands high-speed optoelectronic devices, but going beyond the one terahertz (THz) barrier is challenging due to the difficulties associated with generating, detecting, and processing high-frequency signals. Here, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-11-29 Ziqi Li , Bo Peng , Miao-Ling Lin , Yu-Chen Leng , Bin Zhang , Chi Pang , Ping-Heng Tan , Bartomeu Monserrat , Feng Chen

We investigate spin dynamics in the antiferromagnetic (AFM) multiferroic TbMnO3 using optical- pump, terahertz (THz)-probe spectroscopy. Photoexcitation results in a broadband THz transmission change, with an onset time of 25 ps at 6 K that…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-12-21 P. Bowlan , S. A. Trugman , X. Wang , Y. M. Dai , S. -W. Cheong , E. D. Bauer , A. J. Taylor , D. A. Yarotski , R. P. Prasankumar

We use single-cycle THz fields and the femtosecond magneto-optical Kerr effect to respectively excite and probe the magnetization dynamics in two thin-film ferromagnets with different lattice structure: crystalline Fe and amorphous CoFeB.…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-08-24 S. Bonetti , M. C. Hoffmann , M. -J. Sher , Z. Chen , S. -H. Yang , M. Samant , S. S. P. Parkin , H. A. Dürr

Materials suitable for magnonic crystals demand low magnetic damping and long spin wave (SW) propagation distance. In this context Co based Heusler compounds are ideal candidates for magnonic based applications. In this work, antidot arrays…

We use a direct phase-resolved optical technique to study the coherence of spin waves (SWs) that are driven by surface acoustic waves (SAWs) via resonant magnetoelastic coupling. For this, we employ a piezoelectric lithium tantalate…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-09 Yannik Kunz , Florian Kraft , David Breitbach , Torben Pfeifer , Matthias Küß , Stephan Glamsch , Manfred Albrecht , Mathias Weiler

Domain structures in CoFeB-MgO thin films with a perpendicular easy magnetization axis were observed by magneto-optic Kerr-effect microscopy at various temperatures. The domain wall surface energy was obtained by analyzing the spatial…

Materials Science · Physics 2012-02-24 M. Yamanouchi , A. Jander , P. Dhagat , S. Ikeda , F. Matsukura , H. Ohno