Large ultrafast-modulated Voigt effect in noncollinear antiferromagnet Mn3Sn

H. C. Zhao, H. Xia, S. Hu, Y. Y. Lv, Z. R. Zhao, J. He, E. Liang, G. Ni (), L. Y. Chen, X. P. Qiu (), S. M. Zhou () and H. B. Zhao ()
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H. C. Zhao: Fudan University
H. Xia: Fudan University
S. Hu: Tongji University
Y. Y. Lv: Tongji University
Z. R. Zhao: Fudan University
J. He: Fudan University
E. Liang: Fudan University
G. Ni: Fudan University
L. Y. Chen: Fudan University
X. P. Qiu: Tongji University
S. M. Zhou: Tongji University
H. B. Zhao: Fudan University

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract The time-resolved magneto-optical (MO) Voigt effect can be utilized to study the Néel order dynamics in antiferromagnetic (AFM) materials, but it has been limited for collinear AFM spin configuration. Here, we have demonstrated that in Mn3Sn with an inverse triangular spin structure, the quench of AFM order by ultrafast laser pulses can result in a large Voigt effect modulation. The modulated Voigt angle is significantly larger than the polarization rotation due to the crystal-structure related linear dichroism effect and the modulated MO Kerr angle arising from the ferroic ordering of cluster magnetic octupole. The AFM order quench time shows negligible change with increasing temperature approaching the Néel temperature (TN), in markedly contrast with the pronounced slowing-down demagnetization typically observed in conventional magnetic materials. This atypical behavior can be explained by the influence of weakened Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction rather than the smaller exchange splitting on the diminished AFM order near TN. The temperature-insensitive ultrafast spin manipulation can pave the way for high-speed spintronic devices either working at a wide range of temperature or demanding spin switching near TN.

Date: 2021
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