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Hauptverfasser: Xu, Rui, Xiao, Chen, Zheng, Xiangyu, Xu, Renyou, Ning, Xiaobai, Zhu, Tianyi, Ma, Dinghao, Xu, Kangning, Xu, Fei, Zhang, Youguang, Zhang, Boyu, Wei, Jiaqi
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author Xu, Rui
Xiao, Chen
Zheng, Xiangyu
Xu, Renyou
Ning, Xiaobai
Zhu, Tianyi
Ma, Dinghao
Xu, Kangning
Xu, Fei
Zhang, Youguang
Zhang, Boyu
Wei, Jiaqi
author_facet Xu, Rui
Xiao, Chen
Zheng, Xiangyu
Xu, Renyou
Ning, Xiaobai
Zhu, Tianyi
Ma, Dinghao
Xu, Kangning
Xu, Fei
Zhang, Youguang
Zhang, Boyu
Wei, Jiaqi
contents Ultra-fast magnetization switching triggered by a single femtosecond laser pulse has gained significant attention over the last decade for its potential in low-power consumption, high-speed memory applications. However, this phenomenon has been primarily observed in Gd-based ferrimagnetic materials, which are unsuitable for storage due to their weak perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA). In this work, we demonstrated that applying a single laser pulse and an in-plane magnetic field can facilitate magnetic switching in a Pt/Co/Pt ferromagnetic trilayers stack within a specific laser power window. To further understand this phenomenon, we introduce a Cu layer to accelerates the re-establishment time of the anisotropy field of Pt/Co/Pt trilayers, which leads to bullseye-patterned magnetic switching. We have mapped state diagrams for these phenomena, and through micromagnetic simulations, we have determined that these switchings are influenced by thermal anisotropy torque, which can be modulated through PMA. These findings indicate that single-shot optical precessional magnetization reversal is feasible in a broader range of materials, opening avenues for the development of optical-magnetic memory devices.
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spellingShingle Single-shot optical precessional magnetization switching of Pt/Co/Pt ferromagnetic trilayers
Xu, Rui
Xiao, Chen
Zheng, Xiangyu
Xu, Renyou
Ning, Xiaobai
Zhu, Tianyi
Ma, Dinghao
Xu, Kangning
Xu, Fei
Zhang, Youguang
Zhang, Boyu
Wei, Jiaqi
Materials Science
Ultra-fast magnetization switching triggered by a single femtosecond laser pulse has gained significant attention over the last decade for its potential in low-power consumption, high-speed memory applications. However, this phenomenon has been primarily observed in Gd-based ferrimagnetic materials, which are unsuitable for storage due to their weak perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA). In this work, we demonstrated that applying a single laser pulse and an in-plane magnetic field can facilitate magnetic switching in a Pt/Co/Pt ferromagnetic trilayers stack within a specific laser power window. To further understand this phenomenon, we introduce a Cu layer to accelerates the re-establishment time of the anisotropy field of Pt/Co/Pt trilayers, which leads to bullseye-patterned magnetic switching. We have mapped state diagrams for these phenomena, and through micromagnetic simulations, we have determined that these switchings are influenced by thermal anisotropy torque, which can be modulated through PMA. These findings indicate that single-shot optical precessional magnetization reversal is feasible in a broader range of materials, opening avenues for the development of optical-magnetic memory devices.
title Single-shot optical precessional magnetization switching of Pt/Co/Pt ferromagnetic trilayers
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.05460