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1Freie Universität Berlin SFB 491, Bochum 13.3.2008Freie Universität Berlin
Klaus BaberschkeKlaus Baberschke
Institut fInstitut füür Experimentalphysikr Experimentalphysik Freie UniversitFreie Universitäät Berlint Berlin
Arnimallee 14 DArnimallee 14 D--14195 Berlin14195 Berlin--Dahlem GermanyDahlem Germany
1. Element specific magnetizations and TC ’s in trilayers.
2. Interlayer exchange coupling and its T-dependence.
3. Gilbert damping versus magnon-magnon scattering.
SPIN DYNAMICS IN NANOSCALE MAGNETISM SPIN DYNAMICS IN NANOSCALE MAGNETISM BEYOND THE STATIC MEAN FIELD MODELBEYOND THE STATIC MEAN FIELD MODEL
J inte
r
TCNi
TCCo
IEC
Ni
Co
Cu
ICNM 2007, Istanbul: ICNM 2007, Istanbul: physicaphysica status status solidisolidi bb 245245, 174 ff (2008), 174 ff (2008) Handbook of Magnetism Adv. Handbook of Magnetism Adv. MagnMagn. Mater.. Mater. (Wiley & Sons 2007) (Wiley & Sons 2007)
D. L. Mills, p. 247ff and K. Baberschke p.1618ffD. L. Mills, p. 247ff and K. Baberschke p.1618ff
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BESSY-crew: H. Wende, C. Sorg, A. Scherz, J. Luo, X. Xu
Lab. experiments: K. Lenz, J. Lindner, E. Kosubek, S. Kalarickal, X. Xu
Acknowledgement
Support: BMBF (BESSY), DFG (lab.)
Theory: H. Ebert, LMU; J.J. Rehr, UW; O. Eriksson UU; P. Weinberger, TU Vienna;
R. Wu, D.L. Mills, UCI; P. Jensen + K.H. Bennemann, FUB; W. Nolting, HUB
www.physik.fuwww.physik.fu--berlin.de/~babberlin.de/~bab
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Physica B 384, 147 (2006)
S Si j +
t Spin-Spin correlation function
S i S S S S S S S j i i j i j i S S i j+ + + + ++ z z
RPA…
A whole variety of experiments on nanoscale magnets are available nowadays. Unfortunately many of the data are analyzed using theoretical static mean field (MF) model, e. g. by assuming only magnetostatic interactions of multilayers, static exchange interaction, or static interlayer exchange coupling (IEC), etc. We will show that such a mean field ansatz is insufficient for nanoscale magnetism, 3 cases will be discussed to demonstrate the importance of higher order spin-spin correlations in low dimensional magnets.
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1. Element specific magnetizations and TC ’s in trilayers.
U. Bovensiepen et al., PRL 81, 2368 (1998)
760 780 800 820 840 860 880 900
-40
-20
0
336K
336K
290K
290K
x 2
Ni L3,2
Co L3,2
XMCD
(arb
.uun
its)
Photon energy (eV)
Cu (001)
2.0ML Co
2.8ML Cu
4.3ML Ni
MCo
MNi
290 300 310 320 3300.0
0.1
0.4
0.8
TCCo = 340 K
T*C
Ni = 308 K
T (K)
M (a
rb. u
nits
)
0
200
400 Ni L3,2Co L3,2
x 1.72
norm
. abs
orpt
ion
(a.u
)
760 800 840 880-100
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
T = 140K
2.2 ML Co3.4 ML Cu3.6 ML NiCu(001)
Cu(001)
XMCD
(arb
.uun
its)
h (eV)
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M (k
A/m
)
0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 2400
100
200
300
1200
1600
T (K)
Cu (100)
2.8 ML Ni
3.0 ML Cu
2.0 ML Co
Cu (100)
2.8 ML Ni
3.0 ML Cu
TC,Ni
T*C,Ni
38 KC,NiT
P. Poulopoulos, K. B., Lecture Notes in Physics 580, 283 (2001)
T*Ni
M (a
rb. u
nits
)
TCNi = 275K
2.8 ML Cu4.8 ML NiCu(001)
150 200 250 300 350
2.8 ML Co2.8 ML Cu4.8 ML NiCu(001)
T (K)
0
0.25
0.50
0.75
1.75
2.00
37K
A. Scherz et al. PRB 65, 24411 (2005)
The large shift of TCNi can NOT be explained
by the static exchange field of Co.
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J.H. Wu et al. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 12 (2000) 2847
-0.02
0.00
0.02
EFM2ENMEFM1ETOT
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7d NM
60
30
0
30
60 T1/ max
FM coupled
AFM coupled
1/m
ax (
arbi
trary
uni
t)
-0.010
-0.005
0.000
0.005
T=0oK
T=250oK
(c)
(a)
(b)
T (o K)
E=E
AFM
EFM
(eV
/ML)
-
+
+
Single band Hubbard model: Simple Hartree-Fock (Stoner) ansatz is insufficient Higher order correlations are needed to explain TC -shift
Enhanced spin fluctuations in 2D (theory)T
/ T
CN
i
3 K
1 K
1 2
Co/Cu/Nitrilayer
d (ML)Ni
J =3 Kinter
MF
0 3 4 5 60.0
0.3
0.6
0.9 Tyablikov (or RPA)decoupling
, mean field ansatz (Stoner model) is insufficientto describe spin dynamics at interfaces of nanostructuresS S i j
+z
S Si j +
t Spin-Spin correlation function
S i S S S S S S S j i i j i j i S S i j+ + + + ++ z z
RPA…
P. Jensen et al. PRB 60, R14994 (1999)
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FM1 (Ni)
FM2 (Co)
NM (Cu)
IEC ~ 1dNM
2
dNM
dFM1
Jinter
2D spin
fluctu
ations
TC, Ni
Evidence for giant spin fluctuations (A. Scherz, C. Sorg et al. PRB 72, 54447 (2005))
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Crossover of MCo (T) and MNi (T)
Two order parameter of TCNi and TC
Co
A further reduction in symmetry happens at Tclow
A. Scherz et al. J. Synchrotron Rad. 8, 472 (2001)
760 800 840 880-60
-40
-20
0
20
x2
Norm
.XM
CDDi
ffere
nce
(arb
.uni
ts)
Photon Energy (eV)
Cu(001)
2.1ML Cu
4ML Ni
Cu(001)
2.1ML Cu
4 ML Ni
1.3ML Co
-edgesL3,2Co Ni -edgesL3,2
45K
0 40 80 120 160 200 2400
100
200
300
500
750
1000
Mag
netiz
ation
M(G
auss
)
Temperature (K)
MNieasy
MCoeasy
H ,ext k
MNiAFM
[110]
[100]
Msat
M sat
2
[110
]
L. Bergqvist, O. Eriksson J. Phys. Conds. Matter 18 ,1 (2006)
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In situ UHV-ESR/FMR set up 1, 4, 9 GHz
pressure: 10-11mbar temperature: 20K - 500K
quartzfinger
thermocouple
lHe cryostat
sample
electromagnet
UHV
cavity
M. Zomak et al., Surf. Sci. 178, 618 (1986)
ESR of 0.01L NO2 /10L Kr/Ag(110); T=20K 1/100 ML
1012 particles
M. Farle, K.B. PRL 58, 511 (1987)
318 K
1.6 ML Gd/W(110)295 K
2. IEC in coupled films measured withUHV-FMR
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Yi Li, K. B., PRL 68, 1208 (1992)
For thin films the Curie temperature can be manipulated
thickness (ML)0 5 10
0
200
400
600
Ferromagn.
Paramagn.finite sizeNi(001)/Cu(001)
M
M
T=300Kd=7.6
P. Poulopoulos and K. B. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 11, 9495 (1999)
Th.v. Waldkirch, K.A. Müller, W. Berlinger, PRB (1973)
Fe3+-VO / SrTiO3
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in-situ FMR in coupled films
J. Lindner, K. B. Topical Rev., J. Phys. Condens. Matter 15, R193-R232 (2003)
in-situ UHV-experiment
theory
FMR
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a) J. Lindner, K. B., J. Phys. Condens. Matter 15, S465 (2003) b) A. Ney et al., Phys. Rev. B 59, R3938 (1999) c) J. Lindner et al., Phys. Rev. B 63, 094413 (2001) d) P. Bruno, Phys. Rev. B 52, 441 (1995)
Theory d)
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
J inte
r (eV
/ato
m)
d (ML)Cu
FMR / / / /
/ / /
XMCD / / /
Cu Cu Cu(001)
Cu Cu(001)Cu Cu(001)
FMR
Ni Ni
NiNiCo
Co
a)b)c)
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J =J [ ]inter inter,0 1-(T/T )C 3/2
P. Bruno, PRB 52, 411 (1995); V. Drchal et al. PRB 60 , 9588 (1999) N.S. Almeida et al. PRL 75, 733 (1995)
J =J inter inter,0 [ ]T/T0
sinh(T/T )0
T = hv / 2 k d0 F B
J. Lindner et al. PRL 88, 167206 (2002)
Ni7 Cu9 Co2 /Cu(001)
T=55K - 332K
(Fe2 V5 )50
T=15K - 252K, TC =305K
0 2000 4000 6000 80000
10
20
T3/2
T3/2
T5/2J (µ
eV/a
tom
)in
ter
v =2.8 10 cm/sF8
v =2.8 10 cm/sF 7
T=294K
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.80
50
100
150
J (µ
eV/a
tom
)in
ter
(T/T )C3/2
(T/T )C3/2
(T/T )C5/2
v =5.3 10 cm/sF6
Interlayer exchange coupling and its T-dependence.
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S. Schwieger, W. Nolting, PRB 69, 224413 (2004)
T dependence of IEC
S. Schwieger et al., PRL 98, 57205 (2007)
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PRB 75, 224429 (2007)
J(T)
1- A(d)Tn , with n 1.5
A(d)
const. (interface) A(d)
linear function (electronic bandstructure)
A(d)
osc. function (spin wave excitation)
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3. Gilbert damping versus magnon-magnon scattering.
In nanoscale magnetism path 2 has been discussed very very little.
Mostly an effective damping (path 1) was modeled/fitted.
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effdd Hmm
t
Gilbert damping
Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation(1935)
t
ddmm
Bloch-Bloembergen Equation (1956)
2
,,eff
,
1eff
)(d
d
)(d
d
Tm
t
mT
Mm t
m
yxyx
yx
Szz
z
Hm
Hm
spin-spin relaxation (transverse)
spin-lattice relaxation (longitudinal)
Mz =const.
|M|=const.M spirals on a sphere into z-axis
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k||
(k )||
FMR
k|| c< k|| c>
H ( ) = Gil G2MS
0 2 S B
2
S
= (2K - 4 M ), =( /h)gK - uniaxial anisotropy constantM - saturation magnetization
H ( ) = arcsin2Mag 2 2 1/2+( /2) ] - 0 0/2 2 2 1/2+( /2) ] + 0 0/2
1 = _ M MMS
G2(M H ) eff ( )M t t+
Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert-Equation
Gilbert-damping ~
2-magnon-scattering
FMR Linewidth - Damping
R. Arias, and D.L. Mills, D.L. Mills and S.M. Rezende in‘ ‘ , edt. by B. Hillebrands and K. Ounadjela, Springer Verlag
Phys. Rev. B , 7395 (1999);
Spin Dynamics in Confined Magnetic Structures
60
viscous damping, energy dissipation
Which (FMR)-publication has checked (disproved) quantitatively this analytical function?
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• Gilbert damping contribution: • linear in frequency• two-magnon excitations (thin films):
non-linear frequency dependence
0
100
200
H
(Oe)
H inhom
H 0*
0 20 40 60 80 /2
(GHz)
H
inhomogeneous broadening
HGilbert +Hinhom
H2-magnon
H
R. Arias et al., PRB 60, 7395 (1999)
2/)2/(2/)2/(arcsin)(
02
02
02
02
magnon2
H
eff0with M K. Lenz et al., PRB 73, 144424 (2006)
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G H0
(kOe) (108 s-1) (108 s-1) (10-3) (Oe)Fe4V2 ; H||[100] 0.270 50.0 0.26 1.26 0Fe4V4 ; H||[100] 0.139 26.1 0.45 2.59 0Fe4V2 ; H||[110] 0.150 27.9 0.22 1.06 0Fe4V4 ; H||[110] 0.045 8.4 0.77 4.44 0Fe4V4 ; H||[001] 0 0 0.76 4.38 5.8
• two-magnon scattering observed in Fe/V superlattices –
• J. Lindner et al., PRB 68, 060102(R) (2003)
HF FMR K. Lenz et al. PRB 73, 144424 (2006)
0 50 100 150 2000
200
400H
PP(O
e)
f (GHz)
0 4 80
40
80
15 Oe !
• recent publications with similar results:– Pd/Fe on GaAs(001) – network of misfit
dislocations G. Woltersdorf et al. PRB 69, 184417 (2004)
– NiMnSb films on InGaAs/InP B. Heinrich et al. JAP 95, 7462 (2004)
real relaxation – no inhomogeneous broadening
two-magnon damping dominates Gilbert damping
by two orders of magnitude:
1/T2 ~109 s-1 vs. 1/T1 ~107 s-1
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Angular- and frequency-dependent FMRon
Fe3 Si binary Heusler structures epitaxially grown on MgO(001)
d = 40nmKh. Zakeri et al.
PRB 76,104416 (2007)
Angular dependence at 9 and 24 GHz
(26 –53) • 107 sec-1, anisotropic
G
5 • 107 sec-1, isotropic
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Conclusion
Higher order spin-spin correlations are important to explain the magnetism of nanostructures.
In most cases a mean field model is insufficient.
A phenomenological effective Gilbert damping parameter gives very little insight into the microscopic relaxation mechanism. It seems to be more instructive to separate scattering mechanisms within the magnetic subsystem from the dissipative damping into the thermal bath;
Todays advanced experiments and analysis result in:
G
isotropic dissipation and
anisotropic spin wave scattering