Search results for "magnon"

Controlling the anisotropy of a van der Waals antiferromagnet with light

2020

Ultrafast optical control of magnetic anisotropy in a van der Waals antiferromagnet activates a sub-THz two-dimensional magnon.

Femtosecond formation dynamics of the spin Seebeck effect revealed by terahertz spectroscopy

2018

Understanding the transfer of spin angular momentum is essential in modern magnetism research. A model case is the generation of magnons in magnetic insulators by heating an adjacent metal film. Here, we reveal the initial steps of this spin Seebeck effect with <27fs time resolution using terahertz spectroscopy on bilayers of ferrimagnetic yttrium-iron garnet and platinum. Upon exciting the metal with an infrared laser pulse, a spin Seebeck current $j_\textrm{s}$ arises on the same ~100fs time scale on which the metal electrons thermalize. This observation highlights that efficient spin transfer critically relies on carrier multiplication and is driven by conduction electrons scattering …

Direct imaging of high frequency multimode spin wave propagation in cobalt iron waveguides using X ray microscopy beyond 10 GHz

2020

Antiferromagnetic Insulatronics: spintronics without magnetic fields

2021

While known for a long time, antiferromagnetically ordered systems have previously been considered, as expressed by Louis Neel in his Nobel Prize Lecture, to be “interesting but useless”. However, since antiferromagnets potentially promises faster operation, enhanced stability with respect to interfering magnetic fields and higher integration due to the absence of dipolar coupling, they could potentially become a game changer for new spintronic devices. The zero net moment makes manipulation using conventional magnetic fields challenging. However recently, these materials have received renewed attention due to possible manipulation based on new approaches such as photons or spin-orbit torqu…

Low Temperature Optical Absorption by Magnons in KNiF3 and NiO Single-Crystals

2000

Optical absorption spectra of KNiF3 and NiO stoichiometric single-crystals were measured at 5 K in the range from 4000 to 50000 cm-1. The observed bands are interpreted based on the energy levels diagram for Ni2+ (3d 8 ) ion in a cubic crystal field. The crystal-field parameter Dq is equal to 766 cm-1 in KNiF3 and 890 cm-1 in NiO. Particular attention is paid to the band due to the magnetic-dipole 3A2g(F)→3T2g(F) transition, located at 7700 cm-1 in KNiF3 and at 8900 cm-1 in NiO. We show that the energy difference between the two peaks, located at the low energy side of the band, is related to the zone-center (k=0) one-magnon energy, so that the low-energy peak is attributed to the pure exci…

Magnon mode selective spin transport in compensated ferrimagnets

2017

We investigate the generation of magnonic thermal spin currents and their mode selective spin transport across interfaces in insulating, compensated ferrimagnet/normal metal bilayer systems. The spin Seebeck effect signal exhibits a non-monotonic temperature dependence with two sign changes of the detected voltage signals. Using different ferrimagnetic garnets, we demonstrate the universality of the observed complex temperature dependence of the spin Seebeck effect. To understand its origin, we systematically vary the interface between the ferrimagnetic garnet and the metallic layer, and by using different metal layers we establish that interface effects play a dominating role. They do not …

Probing magnetism in 2D van der Waals crystalline insulators via electron tunneling

2018

Magnetic insulators are a key resource for next-generation spintronic and topological devices. The family of layered metal halides promises varied magnetic states, including ultrathin insulating multiferroics, spin liquids, and ferromagnets, but device-oriented characterization methods are needed to unlock their potential. Here, we report tunneling through the layered magnetic insulator CrI₃ as a function of temperature and applied magnetic field.We electrically detect the magnetic ground state and interlayer coupling and observe a fieldinducedmetamagnetic transition.The metamagnetic transition results in magnetoresistances of 95, 300, and 550% for bilayer, trilayer, and tetralayer CrI₃ bar…

Magnon detection using a ferroic collinear multilayer spin valve

2018

Information transport and processing by pure magnonic spin currents in insulators is a promising alternative to conventional charge-current-driven spintronic devices. The absence of Joule heating and reduced spin wave damping in insulating ferromagnets have been suggested for implementing efficient logic devices. After the successful demonstration of a majority gate based on the superposition of spin waves, further components are required to perform complex logic operations. Here, we report on magnetization orientation-dependent spin current detection signals in collinear magnetic multilayers inspired by the functionality of a conventional spin valve. In Y3Fe5O12|CoO|Co, we find that the de…

<title>Raman scattering by phonons and magnons in Ni<formula><inf><roman>c</roman></inf></formula>Mg<for…

2003

ABSTRACT The Raman scattering by phonons and magnons was studied at room temperature in polycrystalline solid solutions NiMg1O and pure NiO. The experimental Raman spectrum of NiO consists of six well resolved bands, whose originis due to the disorder-induced one-phonon scattering (bands at 400 and 500 cm'), two-phonon scattering (bands at 750,900 and 1 100 cm) and two-magnon scattering (band at 1500 cm). In NiMg1O solid solutions, a relative increase ofone-phonon scattering is observed upon a dilution of nickel oxide by magnesium ions: at room temperature, the two-magnon band becomes invisible for c<O.7, whereas the two-phonon contribution disappears at c<O.5. Such behaviour isexplained by…

Long-distance spin-transport across the Morin phase transition up to room temperature in ultra-low damping single crystals of the antiferromagnet α-F…

2020

Antiferromagnetic materials can host spin-waves with polarizations ranging from circular to linear depending on their magnetic anisotropies. Until now, only easy-axis anisotropy antiferromagnets with circularly polarized spin-waves were reported to carry spin-information over long distances of micrometers. In this article, we report long-distance spin-transport in the easy-plane canted antiferromagnetic phase of hematite and at room temperature, where the linearly polarized magnons are not intuitively expected to carry spin. We demonstrate that the spin-transport signal decreases continuously through the easy-axis to easy-plane Morin transition, and persists in the easy-plane phase through …