Excitation and coherent control of magnetization dynamics in magnetic tunnel junctions using acoustic pulses

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Excitation and coherent control of magnetization dynamics in magnetic tunnel junctions using acoustic pulses
المؤلفون: Yang, H. F., Garcia-Sanchez, F., Hu, X. K., Sievers, S., Böhnert, T., Costa, J. D., Tarequzzaman, M., Ferreira, R., Bieler, M., Schumacher, H. W.
سنة النشر: 2018
المجموعة: Condensed Matter
مصطلحات موضوعية: Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
الوصف: We experimentally study magnetization dynamics in magnetic tunnel junctions driven by femtosecond-laser-induced surface acoustic waves. The acoustic pulses induce a magnetization precession in the free layer of the magnetic tunnel junction through magnetoelastic coupling. The frequency and amplitude of the precession shows a pronounced dependence on the applied magnetic field and the laser excitation position. Comparing the acoustic-wave-induced precession frequencies with precession induced by charge currents and with micromagnetic simulations we identify spatially non-uniform magnetization modes localized close the edge regions as being responsible for the optically induced magnetization dynamics. The experimental scheme even allows us to coherently control the magnetization precession using two acoustic pulses. This might prove important for future applications requiring ultrafast spin manipulation. Additionally, our results directly pinpoint the importance of acoustic pulses since they could be relevant when investigating optically-induced temperature effects in magnetic structures.
Comment: 17 pages, 4 figures
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1063/1.5037780
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/1804.10503
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.1804.10503
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv