Abstract
We present results on the magnetization dynamics in heterostructures of the CoFe/Cr/NiFe type. We have employed a combination of different layer-selective methods covering a broad range from quasistatic hysteresis measurements by x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD), over time-resolved photoemission electron microscopy (PEEM) at subnanosecond timescales to high-frequency ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) experiments. With increasing driving frequency, we found a different influence of the coupling between the two ferromagnetic layers on the dynamic behavior. Employing the spatial resolution of the PEEM method, we have been able to discern various dynamic responses in different regions of the sample that could be attributed to magnetodynamic processes with a different degree of coupling. In conjunction with the complementary FMR and XMCD measurements, we attribute the inhomogeneous influence of interlayer coupling to a shift from domain-wall-motion-dominated dynamics at low frequencies to precession-dominated dynamics at higher frequencies.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
