Spin pumping during the antiferromagnetic-ferromagnetic phase transition of iron-rhodium

Wang, Yuyan and Decker, Martin M. and Meier, Thomas N. G. and Chen, Xianzhe and Song, Cheng and Gruenbaum, Tobias and Zhao, Weisheng and Zhang, Junying and Chen, Lin and Back, Christian H. (2020) Spin pumping during the antiferromagnetic-ferromagnetic phase transition of iron-rhodium. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 11 (1): 275. ISSN 2041-1723,

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Abstract

FeRh attracts intensive interest in antiferromagnetic (AFM) spintronics due to its first-order phase transition between the AFM and ferromagnetic (FM) phase, which is unique for exploring spin dynamics in coexisting phases. Here, we report lateral spin pumping by which angular momentum is transferred from FM domains into the AFM matrix during the phase transition of ultrathin FeRh films. In addition, FeRh is verified to be both an efficient spin generator and an efficient spin sink, by electrically probing vertical spin pumping from FM-FeRh into Pt and from Py into FeRh, respectively. A dramatic enhancement of damping related to AFM-FeRh is observed during the phase transition, which we prove to be dominated by lateral spin pumping across the FM/AFM interface. The discovery of lateral spin pumping provides insight into the spin dynamics of magnetic thin films with mixed-phases, and the significantly modulated damping advances its potential applications, such as ultrafast spintronics.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: TEMPERATURE; MEMORY; TORQUE;
Subjects: 500 Science > 530 Physics
Divisions: Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Chair Professor Back > Group Christian Back
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 09 Apr 2021 11:23
Last Modified: 09 Apr 2021 11:23
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/45348

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