Size effect on single pulse all-optical helicity-independent switching in GdFeCo disk arrays

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Nyoma, Danny Petty Gweha [1 ]
Verges, Maxime [1 ]
Hehn, Michel [1 ]
Lacour, Daniel [1 ]
Hohlfeld, Julius [1 ]
van Dijken, Sebastiaan [2 ]
Malinowski, Gregory [1 ]
Mangin, Stephane [1 ]
Montaigne, Francois [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Lorraine, CNRS, IJL, F-54000 Nancy, France
[2] Aalto Univ, Dept Appl Phys, NanoSpin, Sch Sci, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
基金
欧盟地平线“2020”; 芬兰科学院;
关键词
MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL; SPIN DYNAMICS; THIN-FILMS; ULTRAFAST;
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10.1063/5.0150250
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
We experimentally demonstrate single pulse toggle switching of the magnetization of GdFeCo disks with perpendicular to film plane anisotropy, which diameter ranges from 3 mu m to 400 nm using 35 fs linearly polarized laser pulses. Two different magnetic states can be observed depending on the laser fluence: either a deterministic switching of the disk magnetization or a randomly oriented disk. We report that the fluence required to observe both magnetic states show a non-monotonic behavior with disk diameter and that the smallest disks require the lowest minimum fluence for achieving single pulse all-optical helicity-independent switching. Different evolution of the fluence thresholds for both phenomenon as a function of the disk size is observed and discussed.
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