State-of-the-Art Research in Magnetism in France

A special issue of Magnetochemistry (ISSN 2312-7481). This special issue belongs to the section "Magnetic Materials".

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UFR of Sciences Department of Physical Sciences, University Versailles St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 78035 Versailles, France
Interests: nanotechnologies; nanomagnetism; magnetic nanoparticles and nanostructures; magnetic thin films and multilayers; magnetization dynamics
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Dear Colleagues,

Currently, the editors of Magnetochemistry are preparing a Special Issue on the magnetism community in France. With the French magnetics community being among the most diversified and developed in the world, this Special Issue provides an opportunity to publicize the strength and range of magnetics research in France. This collection of articles is open to all aspects of magnetics research conducted in France, experimental and theoretical, with topics ranging from fundamental aspects to materials and applications. The scope of the Special Issue will cover, e.g., magnetic thin films and multilayers, magnetic nanoparticles, metals and oxides, spintronics, nanomagnetism, magnonics, and magnetization dynamics, etc.

We invite you to submit an original research manuscript/review, which highlights your research for this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. David S. Schmool
Dr. Riccardo Hertel
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Keywords

  • magnetic thin films and multilayers
  • magnetic nanoparticles
  • metals and oxides
  • spintronics
  • nanomagnetism
  • magnonics
  • magnetization dynamics

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Chiral Excitation of Exchange Spin Waves Using Gold Nanowire Grating
by Loic Temdie, Vincent Castel, Timmy Reimann, Morris Lindner, Carsten Dubs, Gyandeep Pradhan, Jose Solano, Romain Bernard, Hicham Majjad, Yves Henry, Matthieu Bailleul and Vincent Vlaminck
Magnetochemistry 2023, 9(8), 199; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry9080199 - 03 Aug 2023
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We propose an experimental method for the unidirectional excitation of spin waves. By structuring Au nanowire arrays within a coplanar waveguide onto a thin yttrium iron garnet (YIG) film, we observe a chiral coupling between the excitation field geometry of the nanowire grating [...] Read more.
We propose an experimental method for the unidirectional excitation of spin waves. By structuring Au nanowire arrays within a coplanar waveguide onto a thin yttrium iron garnet (YIG) film, we observe a chiral coupling between the excitation field geometry of the nanowire grating and several well-resolved propagating magnon modes. We report a propagating spin wave spectroscopy study with unprecedented spectral definition, wavelengths down to 130 nm and attenuation lengths well above 100 μm over the 20 GHz frequency band. The proposed experiment paves the way for future non-reciprocal magnonic devices. Full article
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Femtosecond Laser Ablation-Induced Magnetic Phase Transformations in FeRh Thin Films
by Pavel Varlamov, Anna Semisalova, Anh Dung Nguyen, Michael Farle, Yannis Laplace, Michele Raynaud, Olivier Noel, Paolo Vavassori and Vasily Temnov
Magnetochemistry 2023, 9(7), 186; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry9070186 - 18 Jul 2023
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In this study, we present a novel investigation into the magnetic and morphological properties of equiatomic B2-ordered FeRh thin films irradiated with single high-intensity ultrashort laser pulses. The goal is to elucidate the effect of femtosecond laser ablation on the magnetic properties of [...] Read more.
In this study, we present a novel investigation into the magnetic and morphological properties of equiatomic B2-ordered FeRh thin films irradiated with single high-intensity ultrashort laser pulses. The goal is to elucidate the effect of femtosecond laser ablation on the magnetic properties of FeRh. We employed Scanning Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect (S-MOKE) microscopy to examine the magnetic phase after laser processing, providing high spatial resolution and sensitivity. Our results for the first time demonstrated the appearance of a magneto-optical signal from the bottom of ablation craters, suggesting a transition from antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic behavior. Fluence-resolved measurements clearly demonstrate that the ablation threshold coincides with the threshold of the antiferromagnet-to-ferromagnet phase transition. The existence of such a magnetic phase transition was independently confirmed by temperature-dependent S-MOKE measurements using a CW laser as a localized heat source. Whereas the initial FeRh film displayed a reversible antiferromagnet-ferromagnet phase transition, the laser-ablated structures exhibited irreversible changes in their magnetic properties. This comprehensive analysis revealed the strong correlation between the femtosecond laser ablation process and the magnetic phase transformation in FeRh thin films. Full article
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Towards Resonantly Enhanced Acoustic Phonon-Exchange Magnon Interactions at THz Frequencies
by Tudor-Gabriel Mocioi, Antonia Ghita and Vasily V. Temnov
Magnetochemistry 2023, 9(7), 184; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry9070184 - 17 Jul 2023
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Using valid experimental parameters, we quantify the magnitude of resonantly phonon-driven precession of exchange magnons in freestanding ferromagnetic nickel thin films on their thickness L. Analytical solutions of acoustically driven equations for magnon oscillators display a nonmonotonous dependence of the peak magnetization [...] Read more.
Using valid experimental parameters, we quantify the magnitude of resonantly phonon-driven precession of exchange magnons in freestanding ferromagnetic nickel thin films on their thickness L. Analytical solutions of acoustically driven equations for magnon oscillators display a nonmonotonous dependence of the peak magnetization precession on the film thickness. It is explained by different L-dependence of multiple prefactors entering in the expression for the total magnetization dynamics. Depending on the ratio of acoustic and magnetic (Gilbert) damping constants, the magnetization precession is shown to be amplified by a Q-factor of either the phonon or the magnon resonance. The increase in the phonon mode amplitude for thinner membranes is also found to be significant. Focusing on the magnetization dynamics excited by the two first acoustic eigenmodes with p=1 and p=2, we predict the optimum thicknesses of nickel membranes to achieve large amplitude magnetization precession at multi 100 GHz frequencies at reasonably low values of an external magnetic field. By extending the study to the case of Ni-Si bilayers, we show that these resonances are achievable at even higher frequencies, approaching the THz range. Full article
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