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Laser control of the metamagnetic phase transition in FeRh nanostructrures
Velič, Alexander ; Dubroka, Adam (oponent) ; Arregi Uribeetxebarria, Jon Ander (vedoucí práce)
It has been recently shown that information writing speed in magnetic media could be greatly enhanced by utilizing ultrashort laser pulses, which enable coherent magnetization switching at the picosecond timescale. The equiatomic FeRh alloy, which features a first-order phase transition between antiferromagnetic (AF) and ferromagnetic (FM) order, constitute an interesting material for control of magnetic order using laser pulses. However, ultrashort laser pulses only promote the forward AF-to-FM transition, whereas the reverse FM-to-AF transition necessitates cooling and cannot be achieved via laser irradiation, at fast timescales. This work seeks to explore original ways of controlling the magnetic phase transition in FeRh mesostructures by exploiting the metastable character of supercooled FM states found in this system. Arrays of submicron FeRh structures were fabricated using lithography and their phase transition characteristics were investigated using magnetic force microscopy. Supercooled states and their properties were identified, with their response to illumination with ultrafast laser pulses being evaluated. It was seen that low power pulses can bring supercooled FM structures to the ground AF state, whereas high-power pulses induce the forward AF-to-FM transition, eventually achieving light-induced bidirectional control of the phase transition in FeRh.
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Spin wave excitation and propagation in magnonic crystals prepared by focused ion beam direct writing
Křižáková, Viola ; Olejník,, Kamil (oponent) ; Urbánek, Michal (vedoucí práce)
Paramagnetic Ni-stabilized fcc Fe thin films epitaxially grown on Cu(100) are known for their capability to undergo ion-beam-induced phase transformation into ferromagnetic bcc phase. To bring these metastable films closer to the application, a Cu(100) substrate can be further substituted by Si(100) with a Cu(100) buffer layer. With the use of a focused ion beam, magnetic properties of the films can be locally tailored and modulated. Moreover, this alternative approach to the preparation of media suitable for spin-wave guidance provides patterning possibilities unattainable by conventional lithography techniques. Magnetic structures prepared in this way are studied by all-electrical spin-wave spectroscopy. This thesis covers the entire process from the metastable thin film growth, through the patterning, to structural studies and static and dynamic magnetic characterization. A broadband ferromagnetic resonance and propagating spin wave spectroscopy experiments are performed on focused-ion-beam-transformed continuous layers and microstructures. Microscale coplanar waveguides are used for inductive excitation and detection of spin waves with defined wavevectors. Magnetic properties such as saturation magnetization and damping are extracted from the ferromagnetic resonance measurements and characteristics of the propagating modes such as spin-wave decay length or group velocity are studied and compared with common ferromagnetic materials.
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Spin wave excitation and propagation in magnonic crystals prepared by focused ion beam direct writing
Křižáková, Viola ; Olejník,, Kamil (oponent) ; Urbánek, Michal (vedoucí práce)
Paramagnetic Ni-stabilized fcc Fe thin films epitaxially grown on Cu(100) are known for their capability to undergo ion-beam-induced phase transformation into ferromagnetic bcc phase. To bring these metastable films closer to the application, a Cu(100) substrate can be further substituted by Si(100) with a Cu(100) buffer layer. With the use of a focused ion beam, magnetic properties of the films can be locally tailored and modulated. Moreover, this alternative approach to the preparation of media suitable for spin-wave guidance provides patterning possibilities unattainable by conventional lithography techniques. Magnetic structures prepared in this way are studied by all-electrical spin-wave spectroscopy. This thesis covers the entire process from the metastable thin film growth, through the patterning, to structural studies and static and dynamic magnetic characterization. A broadband ferromagnetic resonance and propagating spin wave spectroscopy experiments are performed on focused-ion-beam-transformed continuous layers and microstructures. Microscale coplanar waveguides are used for inductive excitation and detection of spin waves with defined wavevectors. Magnetic properties such as saturation magnetization and damping are extracted from the ferromagnetic resonance measurements and characteristics of the propagating modes such as spin-wave decay length or group velocity are studied and compared with common ferromagnetic materials.
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