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Identifying growth mechanisms for laser-induced magnetization in FeRh

2006; American Physical Society; Volume: 73; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1103/physrevb.73.060407

1550-235X

Bastiaan Bergman, Ganping Ju, J. Hohlfeld, René J. M. van de Veerdonk, Jai-Young Kim, Xiaowei Wu, D. Weller, B. Koopmans,

Magneto-Optical Properties and Applications

Time-resolved pump-probe measurements of the magnetic phase change from paramagnetic to ferromagnetic and back in FeRh thin films are presented. Data are compared with simulations of laser-induced magnetization dynamics using the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation with a time dependent magnetization density, responding to the evolution of the thermal profile throughout the film. We demonstrate that the observed magneto-optical transients should be interpreted in terms of an interplay between the local magnetic moment, nonlocal domain growth or alignment, and magnetization precession as launched by the varying demagnetizing fields. Kerr rotation and reflectivity are shown to provide a complementary view on the phase transition.