Coherent and incoherent magnons induced by strong ultrafast demagnetization in thin permalloy films
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| author | De, Anulekha Lentfert, Akira Scheuer, Laura Stadtmüller, Benjamin von Freymann, Georg Aeschlimann, Martin Pirro, Philipp |
| author_facet | De, Anulekha Lentfert, Akira Scheuer, Laura Stadtmüller, Benjamin von Freymann, Georg Aeschlimann, Martin Pirro, Philipp |
| contents | Understanding spin dynamics on femto- and picosecond timescales offers new opportunities for faster and more efficient spintronic devices. Here, we experimentally investigate the coherent spin dynamics after ultrashort laser excitation by time-resolved magneto optical Kerr effect (TR-MOKE) in thin Ni80Fe20 films. We provide a detailed study of the magnetic field and pump fluence dependence of the coherent precessional dynamics. We show that the coherent precession lifetime increases with the applied external magnetic field which cannot be understood by viscous Gilbert damping of the coherent magnons. Instead, it can be explained by nonlinear magnon interactions and by the change in the fraction of incoherent magnons. This interpretation is in agreement with the observed trends of the coherent magnon amplitude and lifetime as a function of the exciting laser fluence. Our results provide a new insight into the magnetization relaxation processes in ferromagnetic thin films, which is of great importance for further spintronic applications. |
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| spellingShingle | Coherent and incoherent magnons induced by strong ultrafast demagnetization in thin permalloy films De, Anulekha Lentfert, Akira Scheuer, Laura Stadtmüller, Benjamin von Freymann, Georg Aeschlimann, Martin Pirro, Philipp Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Understanding spin dynamics on femto- and picosecond timescales offers new opportunities for faster and more efficient spintronic devices. Here, we experimentally investigate the coherent spin dynamics after ultrashort laser excitation by time-resolved magneto optical Kerr effect (TR-MOKE) in thin Ni80Fe20 films. We provide a detailed study of the magnetic field and pump fluence dependence of the coherent precessional dynamics. We show that the coherent precession lifetime increases with the applied external magnetic field which cannot be understood by viscous Gilbert damping of the coherent magnons. Instead, it can be explained by nonlinear magnon interactions and by the change in the fraction of incoherent magnons. This interpretation is in agreement with the observed trends of the coherent magnon amplitude and lifetime as a function of the exciting laser fluence. Our results provide a new insight into the magnetization relaxation processes in ferromagnetic thin films, which is of great importance for further spintronic applications. |
| title | Coherent and incoherent magnons induced by strong ultrafast demagnetization in thin permalloy films |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.00814 |