Element-Specific Detection of Sub-Nanosecond Spin-Transfer Torque in a Nanomagnet Ensemble.
Nano Lett
; 20(11): 7828-7834, 2020 Nov 11.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-33084344
Spin currents can exert spin-transfer torques on magnetic systems even in the limit of vanishingly small net magnetization, as recently shown for antiferromagnets. Here, we experimentally show that a spin-transfer torque is operative in a macroscopic ensemble of weakly interacting, randomly magnetized Co nanomagnets. We employ element- and time-resolved X-ray ferromagnetic resonance (XFMR) spectroscopy to directly detect subnanosecond dynamics of the Co nanomagnets, excited into precession with cone angle â³0.003° 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 subnanosecond time scales.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Nano Lett
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos
Country of publication:
Estados Unidos