All-optical stochastic switching of magnetization textures in Fe$_3$Sn$_2$
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| author | Weber, Jonathan T. Kovács, András Charilaou, Michalis Kong, Deli Prodan, Lilian Tsurkan, Vladimir Schröder, Alexander Kiselev, Nikolai S. Kézsmárki, István Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E. Tavabi, Amir H. Schäfer, Sascha |
| author_facet | Weber, Jonathan T. Kovács, András Charilaou, Michalis Kong, Deli Prodan, Lilian Tsurkan, Vladimir Schröder, Alexander Kiselev, Nikolai S. Kézsmárki, István Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E. Tavabi, Amir H. Schäfer, Sascha |
| contents | The all-optical control of magnetization at room temperature broadens the scope of applications of spin degrees-of-freedom in data storage, spintronics, and quantum computing. Topological magnetic spin structures, such as skyrmions, are of particular interest due to their particle-like properties, small size and inherent stability. Controlling skyrmion states without strong magnetic fields or large current densities would create new possibilities for their application. In this work, we utilize femtosecond optical pulses to alter the helicity of the spin configuration in dipolar skyrmions formed in the kagome magnet Fe$_3$Sn$_2$ in the absence of an external magnetic field and at room temperature. In situ Lorentz transmission electron microscopy is used to visualize the stochastic, light-induced switching process of chiral Néel caps, while the internal Bloch component of the dipolar skyrmions remain unchanged. In addition to this switching process, we observe the interconversion between type I skyrmionic and type II bubble configurations depending on the external magnetic field and illumination conditions. To corroborate the spin states and the light-induced magnetization dynamics, micromagnetic modelling and simulations of the resulting electron phase shift maps are conducted to elucidate the spin rearrangement induced by individual femtosecond optical pulses. |
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| spellingShingle | All-optical stochastic switching of magnetization textures in Fe$_3$Sn$_2$ Weber, Jonathan T. Kovács, András Charilaou, Michalis Kong, Deli Prodan, Lilian Tsurkan, Vladimir Schröder, Alexander Kiselev, Nikolai S. Kézsmárki, István Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E. Tavabi, Amir H. Schäfer, Sascha Optics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics The all-optical control of magnetization at room temperature broadens the scope of applications of spin degrees-of-freedom in data storage, spintronics, and quantum computing. Topological magnetic spin structures, such as skyrmions, are of particular interest due to their particle-like properties, small size and inherent stability. Controlling skyrmion states without strong magnetic fields or large current densities would create new possibilities for their application. In this work, we utilize femtosecond optical pulses to alter the helicity of the spin configuration in dipolar skyrmions formed in the kagome magnet Fe$_3$Sn$_2$ in the absence of an external magnetic field and at room temperature. In situ Lorentz transmission electron microscopy is used to visualize the stochastic, light-induced switching process of chiral Néel caps, while the internal Bloch component of the dipolar skyrmions remain unchanged. In addition to this switching process, we observe the interconversion between type I skyrmionic and type II bubble configurations depending on the external magnetic field and illumination conditions. To corroborate the spin states and the light-induced magnetization dynamics, micromagnetic modelling and simulations of the resulting electron phase shift maps are conducted to elucidate the spin rearrangement induced by individual femtosecond optical pulses. |
| title | All-optical stochastic switching of magnetization textures in Fe$_3$Sn$_2$ |
| topic | Optics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.05660 |