Investigation of exchange coupled bilayer Fe/CuMnAs by pump-probe experiment

Time-resolved pump-probe magneto-optical method was used to study Fe/CuMnAs bilayer. The probe polarization dependence was used to identify and separate parts of detected signals due to Faraday and Voigt magneto-optical effects that provide information about pump-induced magnetization precession in...

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Main Authors: Saidl, V., Němec, P., Wadley, P., Edmonds, K.W., Campion, R.P., Novák, V., Gallagher, B.L., Trojánek, F.
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author Saidl, V.
Němec, P.
Wadley, P.
Edmonds, K.W.
Campion, R.P.
Novák, V.
Gallagher, B.L.
Trojánek, F.
author_facet Saidl, V.
Němec, P.
Wadley, P.
Edmonds, K.W.
Campion, R.P.
Novák, V.
Gallagher, B.L.
Trojánek, F.
author_sort Saidl, V.
building Nottingham Research Data Repository
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description Time-resolved pump-probe magneto-optical method was used to study Fe/CuMnAs bilayer. The probe polarization dependence was used to identify and separate parts of detected signals due to Faraday and Voigt magneto-optical effects that provide information about pump-induced magnetization precession in ferromagnetic (FM) Fe and demagnetization in antiferromagnetic (AF) CuMnAs layers, respectively. We observed a 180 deg phase shift in the precession signal at non-zero magnetic field that we interpreted as a signature of the magnetic anisotropy induced in the FM by the adjacent AF layer. Unlike in x-ray magnetic linear dichroism experiments, we did not observe any significant reorientation of magnetic moments in CuMnAs by external magnetic field due to the interlayer exchange coupling with Fe. Differences between these two experimental techniques, providing the distinct pictures, are discussed.
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spelling nottingham-423922020-05-04T18:34:05Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42392/ Investigation of exchange coupled bilayer Fe/CuMnAs by pump-probe experiment Saidl, V. Němec, P. Wadley, P. Edmonds, K.W. Campion, R.P. Novák, V. Gallagher, B.L. Trojánek, F. Time-resolved pump-probe magneto-optical method was used to study Fe/CuMnAs bilayer. The probe polarization dependence was used to identify and separate parts of detected signals due to Faraday and Voigt magneto-optical effects that provide information about pump-induced magnetization precession in ferromagnetic (FM) Fe and demagnetization in antiferromagnetic (AF) CuMnAs layers, respectively. We observed a 180 deg phase shift in the precession signal at non-zero magnetic field that we interpreted as a signature of the magnetic anisotropy induced in the FM by the adjacent AF layer. Unlike in x-ray magnetic linear dichroism experiments, we did not observe any significant reorientation of magnetic moments in CuMnAs by external magnetic field due to the interlayer exchange coupling with Fe. Differences between these two experimental techniques, providing the distinct pictures, are discussed. Wiley 2017-02-21 Article PeerReviewed Saidl, V., Němec, P., Wadley, P., Edmonds, K.W., Campion, R.P., Novák, V., Gallagher, B.L. and Trojánek, F. (2017) Investigation of exchange coupled bilayer Fe/CuMnAs by pump-probe experiment. Physica Status Solidi. Rapid Research Letters, 11 (4). pp. 1-5. ISSN 1862-6270 exchange coupling antiferromagnets CuMnAs Fe ultrafast laser spectroscopy pump–probe technique http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pssr.201600441/abstract doi:10.1002/pssr.201600441 doi:10.1002/pssr.201600441
spellingShingle exchange coupling
antiferromagnets
CuMnAs
Fe
ultrafast laser spectroscopy
pump–probe technique
Saidl, V.
Němec, P.
Wadley, P.
Edmonds, K.W.
Campion, R.P.
Novák, V.
Gallagher, B.L.
Trojánek, F.
Investigation of exchange coupled bilayer Fe/CuMnAs by pump-probe experiment
title Investigation of exchange coupled bilayer Fe/CuMnAs by pump-probe experiment
title_full Investigation of exchange coupled bilayer Fe/CuMnAs by pump-probe experiment
title_fullStr Investigation of exchange coupled bilayer Fe/CuMnAs by pump-probe experiment
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of exchange coupled bilayer Fe/CuMnAs by pump-probe experiment
title_short Investigation of exchange coupled bilayer Fe/CuMnAs by pump-probe experiment
title_sort investigation of exchange coupled bilayer fe/cumnas by pump-probe experiment
topic exchange coupling
antiferromagnets
CuMnAs
Fe
ultrafast laser spectroscopy
pump–probe technique
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