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M. V. Sapozhnikov

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Transformation of the gyrotropic mode spectrum of the FM / AFM disk via vortex imprinting

We experimentally investigate the magnetic gyrotropic mode in a system of vortex ferromagnetic (FM) nanooscillator exchange coupled to an antiferromagnetic (AFM) layer. The micron-sized disks formed from the $Ni_{80}Fe_{20}$ (12 nm) / $Ir_{80}Mn_{20}$ (5 nm) FM/AFM heterostructure are prepared so that the vortex magnetic state is imprinted into the AFM layer. We apply a magnetic resonance force microscopy (MRFM) method to locally study magnetic oscillations in single FM/AFM disks. We show that the gyrotropic mode frequency is significantly (approximately four times) shifted to the high frequency range compared to a similar structure consisting of a single ferromagnetic disk. Upon applying an in-plane magnetic field, we observe a strong peak at a double frequency which was previously predicted in theory. This shows that nonlinearity in vortex dynamics is strongly enhanced in the FM/AFM system under investigation. Thus the magnetic imprinting technology reveals great potential for future application in high-frequency spintronic devices.

cond-mat.other

Switching picosecond magnetoacoustic regimes in a ferromagnetic waveguide

The development of magnonics requires energy-efficient methods for generating spin waves and controlling their parameters. Acoustic waves are known to resonantly excite spin waves through magneto-elastic wave formation or to induce non-resonant forced magnetization oscillations. Short acoustic wavepackets enable another unexplored resonant interaction regime -- the Cherenkov radiation of spin waves. This raises a question regarding the criteria and signatures of these three regimes of picosecond magnetoacoustics and transitions between them in confined magnetic structures. Here, we use a scanning magneto-optical pump-probe technique to directly observe all three regimes of interaction between laser-driven acoustic and magnetostatic wavepackets in a thin permalloy film and a waveguide fabricated on Si substrate. Direct measurements of the phase velocities reveal the transition from a coupled magneto-elastic wavepacket to Cherenkov-like radiation and the non-resonant regime, controlled by the detuning between magnon and phonon group velocities. The acoustic pulse is found to be affected by the excited magnetization dynamics only in the magneto-elastic regime.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Magneto-optical Control of Ordering Kinetics and Vacancy Behavior in Fe-Al Thin Films Quenched by Laser

One of issues arising in materials science is a behavior of non-equilibrium point defects in the atomic lattice, which defines the rates of chemical reactions and relaxation processes as well as affects the physical properties of solids. It is previously theoretically predicted that melting and rapid solidification of metals and alloys provides a vacancy concentration in the quenched material, which can be comparable to that quantity at the point of melting. Here, the vacancy behavior is studied exerimentally in thin films of the near equiatomic Fe-Al alloy subjected to nanosecond laser annealing with intensities up to film ablation. The effects of laser irradiation are studied by monitoring magneto-optically the ordering kinetics in the alloy at the very ablation edge, within a narrow (micron-scale) ring-shaped region around the ablation zone. Quantitatively, the vacancy supersaturation in the quenched alloy has been estimated by fitting a simulated temporal evolution of the long-range chemical order to the obtained experimental data. Laser quenching (LQ) of alloys and single-element materials would be a tool for obtaining novel phase states within a small volume of the crystal.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Electric field manipulation of the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interacion in hybrid multiferroic structures

Hybrid multiferroic films are fabricated by depositing of Pt/Co/Pt multilayers onto [001] and [110] cuts of PMN-PT crystal. The dependence of the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (iDMI) on applied electric field is experimentally investigated in the system by the Brilloin light scattering method. A strong variation (from -0.2 to 0.8 mJ/m2) of the iDMI constant is observed when the electric field is applied. In the case of [001] cut, the observed changes in the iDMI have an isotropic character, while in the case of [110] cut they are anisotropic, which corresponds to the symmetry of the PMN-PT deformations. The change in the iDMI is accompanied by the formation of various unusual domain structures and skyrmion lattices. External control of the DMI with an electric field opens the way to manipulate topological magnetic solitons (such as skyrmions), which are promising objects for information processing and storage.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Extrinsic tunnel Hall effect in CoFeB/MgO/Pt junctions

The Hall effect that occurs when current flows through a CoFeB/MgO/Pt tunnel junction is investigated. It is shown that the transverse voltage in Pt electrode is nonlinear on a DC voltage applied to the tunnel junction. It has both linear (odd) and quadratic (even) parts. The linear part contains well-known contributions of the anomalous Hall effect in the ferromagnetic electrode, inverse spin-hall effect in platinum and others. The quadratic part is a phenomenon caused by the spin-orbit scattering of electrons in an external electric field induced by a voltage applied to the barrier. This field reaches values of $10^9$ V/m which is close to internal atomic fields. The magnitude of both effects decreases as thickness of Pt electrode is increased due to shunting effects.

cond-mat.other

Manipulation of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in Co/Pt multilayers with strain

Interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) is experimentally investigated in Pt/Co/Pt multilayer films under strain. A strong variation (from 0.1 to 0.8 mJ/m$^2$) of the DMI constant is demonstrated at $\pm 0.1\%$ in-plane uniaxial deformation of the films. The anisotropic strain induces strong DMI anisotropy. The DMI constant perpendicular to the strain direction changes sign while the constant along the strain direction does not. Estimates are made showing that DMI manipulation with an electric field can be realized in hybrid ferroelectric/ferromagnetic systems. So, the observed effect opens the way to manipulate the DMI and eventually skyrmions with a voltage via a strain-mediated magneto-electric coupling.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Non-reciprocal light scattering by lattice of magnetic vortices

We report on experimental study of optical properties of two-dimensional square lattice of triangle Co and CoFe nanoparticles with a vortex magnetization distribution. We demonstrate that intensity of light scattered in diffraction maxima depends on the vorticity of the particles magnetization and it can be manipulated by applying an external magnetic field. The experimental results can be understood in terms of phenomenological theory.

cond-mat.mes-hall

Velocity Distributions of Granular Gases with Drag and with Long-Range Interactions

We study velocity statistics of electrostatically driven granular gases. For two different experiments: (i) non-magnetic particles in a viscous fluid and (ii) magnetic particles in air, the velocity distribution is non-Maxwellian, and its high-energy tail is exponential, P(v) ~ exp(-|v|). This behavior is consistent with kinetic theory of driven dissipative particles. For particles immersed in a fluid, viscous damping is responsible for the exponential tail, while for magnetic particles, long-range interactions cause the exponential tail. We conclude that velocity statistics of dissipative gases are sensitive to the fluid environment and to the form of the particle interaction.

cond-mat.soft

Far-from-equilibrium Ostwald ripening in electrostatically driven granular powders

We report the first experimental study of cluster size distributions in electrostatically driven granular submonolayers. The cluster size distribution in this far-from-equilibrium process exhibits dynamic scaling behavior characteristic of the (nearly equilibrium) Ostwald ripening, controlled by the attachment and detachment of the "gas" particles. The scaled size distribution, however, is different from the classical Wagner distribution obtained in the limit of a vanishingly small area fraction of the clusters. A much better agreement is found with the theory of Conti et al. [Phys. Rev. E 65, 046117 (2002)] which accounts for the cluster merger.

cond-mat.soft

Theory of pattern-formation of metallic microparticles in poorly conducting liquid

We develop continuum theory of self-assembly and pattern formation in metallic microparticles immersed in a poorly conducting liquid in DC electric field. The theory is formulated in terms of two conservation laws for the densities of immobile particles (precipitate) and bouncing particles (gas) coupled to the Navier-Stokes equation for the liquid. This theory successfully reproduces correct topology of the phase diagram and primary patterns observed in the experiment [Sapozhnikov et al, Phys. Rev. Lett. v. 90, 114301 (2003)]: static crystals and honeycombs and dynamic pulsating rings and rotating multi-petal vortices.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Coarsening of granular clusters: two types of scaling behaviors

We report on an experimental study of small cluster dynamics during the coarsening process in driven granular submonolayers of 120mkm bronze particles. The techniques of electrostatic and vertical mechanical vibration were employed to excite the granular gas. We measure the scaling exponent for the evaporation of small clusters during coarsening. It was found that the surface area of small clusters S vs time t behaves as S ~ (t_0-t)^(2/3) for lower frequencies and S ~ (t_0-t) for higher frequencies. We argue that the change in the scaling exponent is related to the transition from three dimensional to two dimensional character of motion in the granular gas.

cond-mat.stat-mech

Dynamic self-assembly and patterns in electrostatically driven granular media

We show that granular media consisting of metallic microparticles immersed in a poorly conducting liquid in strong DC electric field self-assemble a rich variety of novel phases. These phases include static precipitate: honeycombs and Wigner crystals; and novel dynamic condensate: toroidal vortices and pulsating rings. The observed structures are explained by the interplay between charged granular gas and electrohydrodynamic convective flows in the liquid.

cond-mat.stat-mech

Interacting circular nanomagnets

Regular 2D rectangular lattices of permalloy nanoparticles (40 nm in diameter) were prepared by the method of the electron lithography. The magnetization curves were studied by Hall magnetometry with the compensation technique for different external field orientations at 4.2K and 77K. The shape of hysteresis curves indicates that there is magnetostatic interaction between the particles. The main peculiarity is the existence of remanent magnetization perpendicular to easy plain. By numerical simulation it is shown, that the character of the magnetization reversal is a result of the interplay of the interparticle interaction and the magnetization distribution within the particles (vortex or uniform).

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

A hysteresis model with dipole interaction: one more devil-staircase

Magnetic properties of 2D systems of magnetic nanoobjects (2D regular lattices of the magnetic nanoparticles or magnetic nanostripes) are considered. The analytical calculation of the hysteresis curve of the system with interaction between nanoobjects is provided. It is shown that during the magnetization reversal system passes through a number of metastable states. The kinetic problem of the magnetization reversal was solved for three models. The following results have been obtained. 1) For 1D system (T=0) with the long-range interaction with the energy proportional to $r^{-p}$, the staircase-like shape of the magnetization curve has self-similar character. The nature of the steps is determined by interplay of the interparticle interaction and coercivity of the single nanoparticle. 2) The influence of the thermal fluctuations on the kinetic process was examined in the framework of the nearest-neighbor interaction model. The thermal fluctuations lead to the additional splitting of the steps on the magnetization curve. 3) The magnetization curve for system with interaction and coercivity dispersion was calculated in mean field approximation. The simple method to experimentally distinguish the influence of interaction and coercivity dispersion on the magnetization curve is suggested.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Collective effects in the 2D lattices of the magnetic nanoparticles

The work is devoted to investigation of the collective behavior of the regular rectangular lattices of the NiFe nanoparticles caused by the dipole-dipole interaction between them. The samples was prepared by the method of the electron lithography and consist of about 100000 particles of approximately 50 nm size. The magnetization curves were investigated by the Hall magnetometry for the different orientation of the external magnetic field at 4.2K and 77K. The results points on the collective behavior of the system. The observed peculiarities we connect with the quasi-one-dimensional behavior of the system and the formation of the solitons in the system.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci