Ultrafast inhomogeneous magnetization dynamics analyzed by interface-sensitive nonlinear magneto-optics

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العنوان: Ultrafast inhomogeneous magnetization dynamics analyzed by interface-sensitive nonlinear magneto-optics
المؤلفون: Chen, Jinghao, Wieczorek, Jens, Eschenlohr, Andrea, Xiao, Shunhao, Tarasevitch, Alexander, Bovensiepen, Uwe
المصدر: Appl. Phys. Lett. 110, 092407 (2017)
سنة النشر: 2016
المجموعة: Condensed Matter
مصطلحات موضوعية: Condensed Matter - Materials Science
الوصف: We analyze laser-induced ultrafast, spatially inhomogeneous magnetization dynamics of epitaxial Co/Cu(001) films in a 0.4-10 nm thickness range with time-resolved magnetization-induced second harmonic generation, which probes femtosecond spin dynamics at the vacuum/Co and Co/Cu interfaces. The interference of these two contributions makes the overall signal particularly sensitive to differences in the transient magnetization redistribution between the two interfaces, i.e. ultrafast magnetization profiles in the ferromagnetic film. We find in films of up to 3 nm thickness a stronger demagnetization at the surface, because the film thickness is smaller than the effective mean free path of the spin current mediating the demagnetization, i.e. the difference between the mean free paths of the majority and minority carriers. For film thicknesses larger than 3 nm, the magnetization profile reverses, since majority spins can escape into the conducting substrate only from the interface-near region.
Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1063/1.4977767
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/1608.03842
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.1608.03842
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv