Magnon spectroscopy in the electron microscope
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| author | Kepaptsoglou, Demie Castellanos-Reyes, José Ángel Kerrigan, Adam Nascimento, Júlio Alves Do Zeiger, Paul M. Hajraoui, Khalil El Idrobo, Juan Carlos Mendis, Budhika G. Bergman, Anders Lazarov, Vlado K. Rusz, Ján Ramasse, Quentin M. |
| author_facet | Kepaptsoglou, Demie Castellanos-Reyes, José Ángel Kerrigan, Adam Nascimento, Júlio Alves Do Zeiger, Paul M. Hajraoui, Khalil El Idrobo, Juan Carlos Mendis, Budhika G. Bergman, Anders Lazarov, Vlado K. Rusz, Ján Ramasse, Quentin M. |
| contents | The miniaturisation of transistors is approaching its limits due to challenges in heat management and information transfer speed. To overcome these obstacles, emerging technologies such as spintronics are being developed, which leverage the electron's spin in addition to its charge. Local phenomena at interfaces or structural defects will greatly influence the efficiency of spin-based devices, making the ability to study and control spin wave propagation at the nano- and atomic scales a key challenge. The development of high-spatial-resolution tools to probe spin waves, also called magnons, at relevant lengthscales is thus essential to understand how their properties are affected by such local features. Here, we show the first experimental detection of bulk magnons at the nanoscale using scanning transmission electron microscopy. By employing high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy with hybrid-pixel direct electron detectors optimized for low acceleration voltages, we successfully overcome the challenges posed by weak signals and identify magnon excitations in a thin NiO nanocrystal. Advanced inelastic electron scattering simulations corroborate our findings. These results open new avenues for detecting magnons, exploring their dispersions and their modifications arising from nanoscale structural or chemical defects. This marks an important milestone in magnonics and presents exciting opportunities for the future development of spintronic devices. |
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| spellingShingle | Magnon spectroscopy in the electron microscope Kepaptsoglou, Demie Castellanos-Reyes, José Ángel Kerrigan, Adam Nascimento, Júlio Alves Do Zeiger, Paul M. Hajraoui, Khalil El Idrobo, Juan Carlos Mendis, Budhika G. Bergman, Anders Lazarov, Vlado K. Rusz, Ján Ramasse, Quentin M. Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Instrumentation and Detectors The miniaturisation of transistors is approaching its limits due to challenges in heat management and information transfer speed. To overcome these obstacles, emerging technologies such as spintronics are being developed, which leverage the electron's spin in addition to its charge. Local phenomena at interfaces or structural defects will greatly influence the efficiency of spin-based devices, making the ability to study and control spin wave propagation at the nano- and atomic scales a key challenge. The development of high-spatial-resolution tools to probe spin waves, also called magnons, at relevant lengthscales is thus essential to understand how their properties are affected by such local features. Here, we show the first experimental detection of bulk magnons at the nanoscale using scanning transmission electron microscopy. By employing high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy with hybrid-pixel direct electron detectors optimized for low acceleration voltages, we successfully overcome the challenges posed by weak signals and identify magnon excitations in a thin NiO nanocrystal. Advanced inelastic electron scattering simulations corroborate our findings. These results open new avenues for detecting magnons, exploring their dispersions and their modifications arising from nanoscale structural or chemical defects. This marks an important milestone in magnonics and presents exciting opportunities for the future development of spintronic devices. |
| title | Magnon spectroscopy in the electron microscope |
| topic | Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Instrumentation and Detectors |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.02908 |