Detection of microwave phase variation in nanometre-scale magnetic heterostructures

W. E. Bailey (), C. Cheng, R. Knut, O. Karis, S. Auffret, S. Zohar, D. Keavney, P. Warnicke, J.-S. Lee and D. A. Arena
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W. E. Bailey: Materials Science & Engineering, Columbia University
C. Cheng: Materials Science & Engineering, Columbia University
R. Knut: Uppsala University
O. Karis: Uppsala University
S. Auffret: SPINTEC, UMR(8191) CEA/CNRS/UJF/Grenoble INP
S. Zohar: Materials Science & Engineering, Columbia University
D. Keavney: Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory
P. Warnicke: National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory
J.-S. Lee: National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory
D. A. Arena: National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory

Nature Communications, 2013, vol. 4, issue 1, 1-6

Abstract: Abstract The internal phase profile of electromagnetic radiation determines many functional properties of metal, oxide or semiconductor heterostructures. In magnetic heterostructures, emerging spin electronic phenomena depend strongly upon the phase profile of the magnetic field at gigahertz frequencies. Here we demonstrate nanometre-scale, layer-resolved detection of electromagnetic phase through the radio frequency magnetic field in magnetic heterostructures. Time-resolved X-ray magnetic circular dichroism reveals the local phase of the radio frequency magnetic field acting on individual magnetizations through the susceptibility as . An unexpectedly large phase variation, ~40°, is detected across spin-valve trilayers driven at 3 GHz. The results have implications for the identification of novel effects in spintronics and suggest general possibilities for electromagnetic-phase profile measurement in heterostructures.

Date: 2013
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