All optical control of bubble and skyrmion breathing

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Main Authors: Titze, Tim, Schmidt, Timo, Albrecht, Manfred, Mathias, Stefan, Steil, Daniel
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Published: 2024
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author Titze, Tim
Schmidt, Timo
Albrecht, Manfred
Mathias, Stefan
Steil, Daniel
author_facet Titze, Tim
Schmidt, Timo
Albrecht, Manfred
Mathias, Stefan
Steil, Daniel
contents Controlling the dynamics of topologically protected spin objects by all optical means promises enormous potential for future spintronic applications. Excitation of bubbles and skyrmions in ferrimagnetic [Fe(0.35 nm)/Gd(0.40 nm)]$_{160}$ multilayers by ultrashort laser pulses leads to a periodic modulation of the core diameter of these spin objects, the so-called breathing mode. We demonstrate versatile amplitude and phase control of this breathing using a double excitation scheme, where the observed dynamics is controlled by the excitation delay. We gain insight into both the time scale on which the breathing mode is launched and the role of the spin object size on the dynamics. Our results demonstrate that ultrafast optical excitation allows for precise tuning of the spin dynamics of trivial and non-trivial spin objects, showing a possible control strategy in device applications.
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spellingShingle All optical control of bubble and skyrmion breathing
Titze, Tim
Schmidt, Timo
Albrecht, Manfred
Mathias, Stefan
Steil, Daniel
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
Controlling the dynamics of topologically protected spin objects by all optical means promises enormous potential for future spintronic applications. Excitation of bubbles and skyrmions in ferrimagnetic [Fe(0.35 nm)/Gd(0.40 nm)]$_{160}$ multilayers by ultrashort laser pulses leads to a periodic modulation of the core diameter of these spin objects, the so-called breathing mode. We demonstrate versatile amplitude and phase control of this breathing using a double excitation scheme, where the observed dynamics is controlled by the excitation delay. We gain insight into both the time scale on which the breathing mode is launched and the role of the spin object size on the dynamics. Our results demonstrate that ultrafast optical excitation allows for precise tuning of the spin dynamics of trivial and non-trivial spin objects, showing a possible control strategy in device applications.
title All optical control of bubble and skyrmion breathing
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.01966