Ultrafast optical modification of exchange interactions in iron oxides
| Main Authors: | R.V. Mikhaylovskiy, E. Hendry, A. Secchi, J.H. Mentink, M. Eckstein, A. Wu, R.V. Pisarev, V.V. Kruglyak, M.I. Katsnelson, Th. Rasing, A.V. Kimel |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
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, 2015
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/164174 |
Daftar Isi:
- Ultrafast non-thermal manipulation of magnetization by light relies on either indirect coupling of the electric field component of the light with spins via spin-orbit interaction or direct coupling between the magnetic field component and spins. Here we propose a scenario for coupling between the electric field of light and spins via optical modification of the exchange interaction, one of the strongest quantum effects with strength of 103 Tesla. We demonstrate that this isotropic opto-magnetic effect, which can be called inverse magneto-refraction, is allowed in a material of any symmetry. Its existence is corroborated by the experimental observation of terahertz emission by spin resonances optically excited in a broad class of iron oxides with a canted spin configuration. From its strength we estimate that a sub-picosecond modification of the exchange interaction by laser pulses with fluence of about 1 mJ cm−2 acts as a pulsed effective magnetic field of 0.01 Tesla.
- EUR 3700 APC fee partially funded (2000 euros) by the EC FP7 Post-Grant Open Access Pilot