Publications (14)
Magnetic nutation: transient separation of magnetization from its angular momentum
Anulekha De, Julius Schlegel, Akira Lentfert +6
For nearly 90 years, precession and relaxation processes have been thought to dominate magnetization dynamics. Only recently has it been considered that, on short time scales, an i…
Modification of spintronic terahertz emitter performance through defect engineering
Dennis M. Nenno, Laura Scheuer, Dominik Sokoluk +10
Spintronic ferromagnetic/non-magnetic heterostructures are novel sources for the generation of THz radiation based on spin-to-charge conversion in the layers. The key technological…
Dynamic interfacial effects in ultrathin ferromagnetic bilayers
Anulekha De, Christopher Seibel, Sanjay Ashok +7
We investigate the magnetization dynamics of an ultrathin Co (1.5 nm) /Py (1.5 nm) bilayer system from femtosecond (fs) to nanosecond (ns) timescales. Magnetization dynamics in the…
Correlation of interface transmission in THz spintronic emitters with spin mixing conductance in spin pumping experiments
Evangelos Th. Papaioannou, Laura Scheuer, Moritz Ruhwedel +3
The field of THz spintronics is a novel direction in the research field of spintronics that combines magnetism with optical physics and ultrafast photonics. The experimental scheme…
Stimulated amplification of propagating spin waves
David Breitbach, Michael Schneider, Björn Heinz +13
Spin-wave amplification techniques are key to the realization of magnon-based computing concepts. We introduce a novel mechanism to amplify spin waves in magnonic nanostructures. U…
Revisiting altermagnetism in RuO2: a study of laser-pulse induced charge dynamics by time-domain terahertz spectroscopy
David T. Plouff, Laura Scheuer, Shreya Shrestha +7
Altermagnets are a recently discovered class of magnetic material with great potential for applications in the field of spintronics, owing to their non-relativistic spin-splitting…
Coherent magnetization dynamics in strongly quenched Ni thin films
Akira Lentfert, Anulekha De, Laura Scheuer +4
The remagnetization process after ultrafast demagnetization can be described by relaxation mechanisms between the spin, electron, and lattice reservoirs. Thereby, collective spin e…
Coherent and incoherent magnons induced by strong ultrafast demagnetization in thin permalloy films
Anulekha De, Akira Lentfert, Laura Scheuer +4
Understanding spin dynamics on femto- and picosecond timescales offers new opportunities for faster and more efficient spintronic devices. Here, we experimentally investigate the c…
THz emission from Fe/Pt spintronic emitters with L1-FePt alloyed interface
Laura Scheuer, Moritz Ruhwedel, Dimitris Karfaridis +10
Recent developments in nanomagnetism and spintronics have enabled the use of ultrafast spin physics for terahertz (THz) emission. Spintronic THz emitters, consisting of ferromagnet…
Tunable Enhancement of Magnetization Dynamics by Crystal Cut at Interface Exchange Coupled -FeO/NiFe Heterostructures
Hassan Al-Hamdo, Tobias Wagner, Philipp Schwenke +8
We investigate spin dynamics in -FeO/NiFe (Py) heterostructures, uncovering a robust mechanism for in-situ modulation of ferromagnetic resonance (FMR)…
Probing anisotropy in epitaxial Fe/Pt bilayers by spin-orbit torque ferromagnetic resonance
Mohammad Tomal Hossain, Sergi Lendinez, Laura Scheuer +2
We report the generation and detection of spin-orbit torque ferromagnetic resonance (STFMR) in micropatterned epitaxial Fe/Pt bilayers grown by molecular beam epitaxy. The magnetic…
Competing signatures of intersite and interlayer spin transfer in the ultrafast magnetization dynamics
Simon Häuser, Sebastian T. Weber, Christopher Seibel +10
Optically driven intersite and interlayer spin transfer are individually known as the fastest processes for manipulating the spin order of magnetic materials on the sub 100 fs time…
Optimized Spintronic Terahertz Emitters Based on Epitaxial Grown Fe/Pt Layer Structures
Garik Torosyan, Sascha Keller, Laura Scheuer +2
We report on generation of pulsed broadband terahertz radiation utilizing the inverse spin Hall effect in Fe/Pt bilayers on MgO and sapphire substrates. The emitter was optimized w…
Efficient Terahertz Generation Using Fe/Pt Spintronic Emitters Pumped at Different Wavelengths
Evangelos Th. Papaioannou, Garik Torosyan, Sascha Keller +6
Recent studies in spintronics have highlighted ultrathin magnetic metallic multilayers as a novel and very promising class of broadband terahertz radiation sources. Such spintronic…