1. Ferromagnetic Resonance Studies in Magnetic Nanosystems.
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Schmool, David S., Markó, Daniel, Ko-Wei Lin, Hierro-Rodríguez, Aurelio, Quirós, Carlos, Díaz, Javier, Manuel Álvarez-Prado, Luis, and Jong-Ching Wu
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FERROMAGNETIC resonance ,MAGNETIC particles ,MAGNETIC spin-orbit interaction ,THIN films ,ANISOTROPY - Abstract
Ferromagnetic resonance is a powerful method for the study of all classes of magnetic materials. The experimental technique has been used for many decades and is based on the excitation of a magnetic spin system via a microwave (or rf) field. While earlier methods were based on the use of a microwave spectrometer, more recent developments have seen the widespread use of the vector network analyzer (VNA), which provides a more versatile measurement system at almost comparable sensitivity. While the former is based on a fixed frequency of excitation, the VNA enables frequency-dependent measurements, allowing more in-depth analysis. We have applied this technique to the study of nanostructured thin films or nanodots and coupled magnetic layer systems comprised of exchange-coupled ferromagnetic layers with in-plane and perpendicular magnetic anisotropies. In the first system, we have investigated the magnetization dynamics in Co/Ag bilayers and nanodots. In the second system, we have studied Permalloy (Ni80Fe20, hereafter Py) thin films coupled via an intervening Al layer of varying thickness to a NdCo film which has perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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