| Literature DB >> 29540718 |
Joel Cramer1,2, Felix Fuhrmann1, Ulrike Ritzmann1,3, Vanessa Gall3, Tomohiko Niizeki4, Rafael Ramos4, Zhiyong Qiu4,5, Dazhi Hou4, Takashi Kikkawa4,6, Jairo Sinova1, Ulrich Nowak3, Eiji Saitoh4,6,7,8, Mathias Kläui9,10.
Abstract
Information transport and processing by pure magnonic spin currents in insulators is a promising alternative to conventional charge-current-driven spintronic devices. The absence of Joule heating and reduced spin wave damping in insulating ferromagnets have been suggested for implementing efficient logic devices. After the successful demonstration of a majority gate based on the superposition of spin waves, further components are required to perform complex logic operations. Here, we report on magnetization orientation-dependent spin current detection signals in collinear magnetic multilayers inspired by the functionality of a conventional spin valve. In Y3Fe5O12|CoO|Co, we find that the detection amplitude of spin currents emitted by ferromagnetic resonance spin pumping depends on the relative alignment of the Y3Fe5O12 and Co magnetization. This yields a spin valve-like behavior with an amplitude change of 120% in our systems. We demonstrate the reliability of the effect and identify its origin by both temperature-dependent and power-dependent measurements.Entities:
Year: 2018 PMID: 29540718 PMCID: PMC5852167 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03485-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Commun ISSN: 2041-1723 Impact factor: 14.919
Fig. 1Measurement concept and spin pumping voltage responses. a Illustration of the investigated Y3Fe5O12 (YIG)|CoO|Co tri-layer system. A spin current Js induced in the YIG by ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) spin pumping propagates through the CoO intermediate layer and is detected electrically in the Co layer via the inverse spin Hall effect (ISHE). The relative magnetization orientation of YIG and Co can be adjusted to be either parallel or antiparallel. b Typical cobalt anomalous Nernst effect (ANE) hysteresis loop observed for sample A at T = 120 K, being field-cooled at Hext = 90 kOe. Coercive fields of the Co layer of ≃ 1250 Oe [−970 Oe] and an elevated squareness ≃ 0.95 are observed. c–f Field-dependent voltage signals detected in sample A induced by microwave irradiation (f = 4.5 GHz Pabs ≈ 48 mW, and T = 120 K). The total signal is given by a superposition of two distinct signals Vsc and Vsr; the sign of Vsc (Vsr) depends on the magnetization orientation of YIG (Co). While Vsc is the spin transport signal of the spin current Js induced in the YIG film, Vsr inherently originates from the Co layer, potentially due to heating or spin rectification effects. The amplitude of Vsc depends on the relative alignment of YIG and Co. Microwave absorption spectra (see Supplementary Note 1) show that FMR of YIG is excited at this frequency at
Fig. 2Temperature dependence of voltage signal amplitudes. a–c Amplitudes of Vsc for parallel and antiparallel alignment and Vsr normalized by the absorbed microwave power as a function of temperature for a sample A, b sample B, and c sample C. Antiparallel alignment of Y3Fe5O12 (YIG) and Co is observed until a critical, sample-dependent temperature. The temperature range from 100 to 300 K was chosen as below 100 K a decreased signal-to-noise ratio impedes straightforward data analysis, whereas higher temperatures were avoided to prevent possible undesirable degradation of the multilayer stack. The error bars are calculated by error propagation including errors of the spin signal amplitude and absorbed power amplitude, as well as a systematic error estimated by the measurement device accuracy
Fig. 3Power dependence of voltage signal amplitudes. a–c Spin pumping and spin rectification amplitude as a function of the absorbed microwave power for a sample A, b sample B, and c sample C. Whereas the spin rectification amplitude (Vsr) exhibits a rather linear power dependence, the spin pumping amplitude (Vsc) follows a non-linear power dependence for both magnetization alignment states of Y3Fe5O12 (YIG) and Co, indicating an incipient saturation. The frequency of the applied microwave is f = 4.5 GHz, the system temperature is T = 120 K. The error bars are calculated by error propagation including errors of the spin signal amplitude, as well as a systematic error estimated by the measurement device accuracy
Fig. 4Alternating voltage levels by switching the Co magnetization. Total voltage for parallel (red circles) and antiparallel (blue squares) alignment of Y3Fe5O12 (YIG) and Co measured in sample A at ferromagnetic resonance at T = 120 K. The presented sequence Si corresponds to the magnetization of the Co layer being switched repeatedly by driving the external field above (below) the Co coercive field (). The absolute voltage difference is (408 ± 5) nV and the relative change amounts to (290 ± 4) %