Resonant thermal energy transfer to magnons in a ferromagnetic nanolayer

Michal Kobecki (), Alexey V. Scherbakov (), Tetiana L. Linnik, Serhii M. Kukhtaruk, Vitalyi E. Gusev, Debi P. Pattnaik, Ilya A. Akimov, Andrew W. Rushforth, Andrey V. Akimov and Manfred Bayer
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Michal Kobecki: Technische Universität Dortmund
Alexey V. Scherbakov: Technische Universität Dortmund
Tetiana L. Linnik: V.E. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics
Serhii M. Kukhtaruk: Technische Universität Dortmund
Vitalyi E. Gusev: Le Mans Université
Debi P. Pattnaik: University of Nottingham
Ilya A. Akimov: Technische Universität Dortmund
Andrew W. Rushforth: University of Nottingham
Andrey V. Akimov: University of Nottingham
Manfred Bayer: Technische Universität Dortmund

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract Energy harvesting is a concept which makes dissipated heat useful by transferring thermal energy to other excitations. Most of the existing principles are realized in systems which are heated continuously. We present the concept of high-frequency energy harvesting where the dissipated heat in a sample excites resonant magnons in a thin ferromagnetic metal layer. The sample is excited by femtosecond laser pulses with a repetition rate of 10 GHz, which results in temperature modulation at the same frequency with amplitude ~0.1 K. The alternating temperature excites magnons in the ferromagnetic nanolayer which are detected by measuring the net magnetization precession. When the magnon frequency is brought onto resonance with the optical excitation, a 12-fold increase of the amplitude of precession indicates efficient resonant heat transfer from the lattice to coherent magnons. The demonstrated principle may be used for energy harvesting in various nanodevices operating at GHz and sub-THz frequency ranges.

Date: 2020
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