4 papers
The Multi-Scale Dynamics of All-Optical Exchange Bias Reversal
Floris J. F. van Riel, Andries B. M. Droste, Bert Koopmans +1
Pinning magnetization in a ferromagnetic thin film is commonly realized through exchange biasing with an adjacent antiferromagnet. Field-cooling from above the Néel temperature is…
Zero-field deterministic all-optical writing and annihilation of nanometer-scale skyrmion bubbles
M. G. van der Schans, W. P. M. de Kleijne, M. A. Brozius +1
Skyrmions are highly stable chiral magnetic spin textures with non-trivial topology. They can act as quasi-particles that can be generated, manipulated and annihilated, and hold pr…
Magnetic properties and growth kinetics of Co/Gd bilayers with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
T. J. Kools, J. Hintermayr, Y. L. W. van Hees +5
Ultrathin 3d-4f synthetic ferrimagnets with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) exhibit a range of intriguing magnetic phenomena, including all-optical switching of magnetizati…
Understanding Field-Free Single-Shot Laser-Induced Reversal of Exchange Bias
Floris J. F. van Riel, Stoyan M. Vercruysse, Bert Koopmans +1
Exchange bias is applied ubiquitously throughout the spintronics industry for pinning magnetic moment in an orientation robust against external magnetic field disturbances. Enablin…