Abstract
We investigate the ultrafast magnetization dynamics of individual nanomagnets resonantly excited by surface acoustic waves (SAWs) generated nonlocally by nonmagnetic phononic gratings. Using a time-resolved magneto-optic Kerr effect microscope, we report the dependence of the magnetoelastic resonance on SAW wavelength and nanomagnet size. Our measurements show that the precession amplitude of single nanomagnets increases monotonically and nonlinearly with decreasing sample size. In addition, for nanomagnets below a critical size we find that the oscillation amplitude increases with SAW frequency. Field-swept measurements of the magnetization dynamics reveal that the damping of the magnetoelastic resonance also decreases with the size of the magnet, ultimately reaching a minimum value determined by the Gilbert damping. This work shows that acoustically driven spin dynamics possess favorable scaling characteristics, which supports the notion that efficient, high-frequency (10--100 GHz) nanoscale straintronic devices limited only by $\ensuremath{\alpha}$ are feasible.
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