Different spin relaxation property observed in linearly and circularly polarized laser induced terahertz emission from Bi/Co bilayer

Abstract

Recently, helicity-dependent photocurrent was reported in Bi single thin fi lms. It is proposed that the origin of this photocurrent is the combination of photo-spin conversion and spin-charge conversion effects in Bi and efficient spin conversion in Bi is expected. In this study, we measured two types of terahertz (THz) emissions from Bi/Co bilayer films induced by spin current generation using laser-induced demagnetization of the Co layer and photo-spin conversion effect in the Bi layer to investigate the spin current induced by the two mechanisms simultaneously. We clearly observed diff erent Bi thickness dependence of peak intensity and that of bandwidth for THz spin current in two experiments, i.e., spin current induced by demagnetization of Co and that by photo-spin conversion in Bi. The different Bi thickness dependence of spin current intensity and bandwidth in two experiments is caused by different spin relaxation properties of optically excited spin currents in Bi layers.

arXiv comment13 pages, 11 figures

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