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Swayang Priya Mahanta

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arXiv2026

Unconventional magnetoelastic behavior in Al rich CoFeAl Films with inverse Heusler like local order for flexible spintronics

Strain engineering of magnetic properties offers a promising route toward flexible spintronic applications. Here, we report an unconventional magnetoelastic response in Al rich Co Fe Al thin films on flexible substrates using strain dependent magneto optical Kerr effect microscopy and magnetometry measurements. While the films exhibit a conventional positive magnetostriction coefficient, consistent with standard in plane easy axis rotation under stress, their saturation magnetization increases under compressive strain and decreases under tensile strain. First principles calculations reveal that this unconventional response originates from a strain induced competition between exchange splitting and crystal field effects in an inverse Heusler like local environment created by Al enrichment. This leads to a highly sensitive, sublattice dependent magnetic state, consistent with a strain induced reconfiguration of Co and Fe moments. Our results demonstrate that local compositional tuning can fundamentally alter magnetoelastic behavior, establishing strain controlled sublattice compensation as a route toward programmable magnetic functionality in flexible spintronic systems.

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arXiv2026

Interface-resolved structural properties of epitaxial Y$_3$Fe$_5$O$_{12}$/ Gd$_3$Fe$_5$O$_{12}$ bilayers grown on GGG(111) by pulsed laser deposition

Epitaxial Y$_3$Fe$_5$O$_{12}$ (YIG) and Gd$_3$Fe$_5$O$_{12}$ (GdIG) thin films, along with their bilayer heterostructures, were grown on Gd$_3$Ga$_5$O$_{12}$(GGG)(111) substrates using pulsed laser deposition. Structural properties were investigated using X-ray diffraction, reciprocal space mapping, and cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy. The results confirm high crystalline quality and coherent epitaxial growth, with RSM revealing a coexistence of strained and partially relaxed regions governed by layer sequence. TEM analysis shows sharp interfaces, columnar microstructures, and antiphase boundaries that facilitate strain relaxation. A comparative study indicates that the GGG/YIG/GdIG stacking sequence exhibits improved structural quality with reduced defect density, attributed to the superior epitaxial growth of YIG on the substrate. These findings highlight the critical role of growth sequence in controlling strain and interfacial structure in garnet heterostructures.

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arXiv2024

Capping layer dependent anti-correlation between magnetic damping and spin-orbital to charge conversion

The magnetic Gilbert damping and spin-orbital to charge interconversion phenomenon play vital role in controlling the modern spintronics device performances. Though the ferromagnets (FMs) and heavy metals (HMs) are considered to be the key components of the future spin-orbit torque magnetic random access memory (SOT-MRAM) devices, recently the integration of lighter materials with low intrinsic spin-orbit coupling (SOC) in spintronics devices has proven to be noteworthy. Here we demonstrate the efficient control of magnetization dynamics of $β$-W/CoFeB bilayer when capped by low SOC organic and inorganic layers. The C$_{60}$ capping layer (CL) significantly enhances the magnetization relaxation process compared to the CuO$_x$ in $β$-W/CoFeB/CL heterostructures, while the static magnetic properties remain in-different irrespective of the nature of CL. Interestingly, the spin-orbital to charge conversion phenomenon is found to be enhanced for $β$-W/CoFeB/CuO$_x$ stacking compared to the $β$-W/CoFeB/C$_{60}$ heterostructure, signifying the anti-correlation between the magnetic damping and spin-orbital to charge conversion. The results are interpreted by the interfacial phenomena, like the orbital Rashba effect, two-magnon scattering, and interfacial spin memory loss. Our detailed experimental investigations shed light on the importance of low SOC materials in effectively tuning the magnetization dynamics for the development of future power efficient spintronics devices.

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arXiv2024

Efficient spin to charge conversion and spin memory loss mitigation in oriented $\text{RuO}_2$ films

$\text{RuO}_2$, a transition metal oxide, is attracting attention in spintronics for its unique altermagnetic properties, which influence spin currents. Its ability to produce large spin-orbit torques and spin Hall effects is key for energy-efficient magnetic memory and logic devices. Additionally, the tunable thickness and crystallinity of $\text{RuO}_2$ thin films optimize torque efficiency for low-power switching. Spin pumping, a versatile method for investigating spin dynamics in $\text{RuO}_2$ thin films, has garnered considerable interest because of its straightforward, non-invasive and uncomplicated approach to addressing impedance mismatch and direct measurement of spintronic parameters. Here we present a systematic and detailed analysis on the efficient spin to charge conversion in (110)-oriented $\text{RuO}_2$ films with amorphous CoFeB as spin source. The spin Hall angle, and spin diffusion length were estimated to be 0.14 $\pm$ 0.01 and 4.58 $\pm$ 0.40 nm, respectively. The spin Hall conductivity of 998.89 $\pm$ 58.23 $\hbar \cdot \frac{Ω^{-1} \, \text{cm}^{-1}}{e}$ has been estimated which is theoretically predicted to be of the similar order. The interfacial spin transparency has been achieved to be 90%. We have shown that the spin memory loss at the $\text{RuO}_2$/CoFeB interface is 15%, which is very small.

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arXiv2023

Molecular Hybridization Induced Antidamping and Sizable Enhanced Spin-to-Charge Conversion in Co20Fe60B20/$β$-W/C60 Heterostructures

Development of power efficient spintronics devices has been the compelling need in the post-CMOS technology era. The effective tunability of spin-orbit-coupling (SOC) in bulk and at the interfaces of hybrid materials stacking is a prerequisite for scaling down the dimension and power consumption of these devices. In this work, we demonstrate the strong chemisorption of C60 molecules when grown on the high SOC $β$-W layer. The parent CFB/$β$-W bilayer exhibits large spin-to-charge interconversion efficiency, which can be ascribed to the interfacial SOC observed at the Ferromagnet/Heavy metal interface. Further, the adsorption of C60 molecules on $β$-W reduces the effective Gilbert damping by $\sim$15% in the CFB/$β$-W/C60 heterostructures. The anti-damping is accompanied by a gigantic $\sim$115% enhancement in the spin-pumping induced output voltage owing to the molecular hybridization. The non-collinear Density Functional Theory calculations confirm the long-range enhancement of SOC of $β$-W upon the chemisorption of C60 molecules, which in turn can also enhance the SOC at the CFB/$β$-W interface in CFB/$β$-W/C60 heterostructures. The combined amplification of bulk as well interfacial SOC upon molecular hybridization stabilizes the anti-damping and enhanced spin-to-charge conversion, which can pave the way for the fabrication of power efficient spintronics devices.

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arXiv2023

Spinterface Mediated Magnetic Properties of Co20Fe60B20/Alq3 Heterostructures

Organic semiconductors (OSCs) are suitable materials for spintronics applications as they form a spinterface when placed next to a ferromagnet, which in turn leads to novel functionalities. The evolution of spinterface can tune the global magnetic anisotropy, magnetization reversal, magnetization dynamics, etc. Planar tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum (Alq3) OSC has shown tremendous potential for spintronics applications, thanks to its efficient spin-polarized current transport ability. Here, we establish the spinterface when the Alq3 molecules are deposited on amorphous ferromagnet Co20Fe60B20(CFB). The $π$-d hybridization in CFB/Alq3 enhances the coercive field and significantly modifies the shape and size of the magnetic domains. A $\sim$100% increase in uniaxial anisotropic energies and a reduction in magnetic damping are also evident owing to the strong interfacial hybridization.

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