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arXiv 2005.03081cond-mat.mes-hall
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Sub-Nanosecond Spin-Transfer Torque in an Ensemble of Superparamagnetic-Like Nanomagnets

Satoru Emori, Christoph Klewe, Jan-Michael Schmalhorst, Jan Krieft, Padraic Shafer, Youngmin Lim, David A. Smith, Arjun Sapkota, Abhishek Srivastava, Claudia Me… 展开作者

Satoru Emori, Christoph Klewe, Jan-Michael Schmalhorst, Jan Krieft, Padraic Shafer, Youngmin Lim, David A. Smith, Arjun Sapkota, Abhishek Srivastava, Claudia Mewes, Zijian Jiang, Behrouz Khodadadi, Hesham Elmkharram, Jean J. Heremans, Elke Arenholz, Gunter Reiss, Tim Mewes

英文摘要:

Spin currents can exert spin-transfer torques on magnetic systems even in the limit of vanishingly small net magnetization, as is the case for antiferromagnets. Here, we experimentally show that a spin-transfer torque is operative in a material with weak, short-range magnetic order -- namely, a macroscopic ensemble of superparamagnetic-like Co nanomagnets. We employ element- and time-resolved X-ray ferromagnetic resonance (XFMR) spectroscopy to directly detect sub-ns dynamics of the Co nanomagnets, excited into precession with cone angle $\geq$0.003$^{\circ}$ by an oscillating spin current. XFMR measurements reveal that as the net moment of the ensemble decreases, the strength of the spin-transfer torque increases relative to those of magnetic field torques. Our findings point to spin-transfer torque as an effective way to manipulate the state of nanomagnet ensembles at sub-ns timescales.

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