Nitride-Oxide-Metal Heterostructure with Self-Assembled Core–Shell Nanopillar Arrays: Effect of Ordering on Magneto-Optical Properties

Wang, Xuejing; Jian, Jie; Wang, Haohan; Liu, Juncheng; Pachaury, Yash; Lu, Ping; Rutherford, Bethany X.; Gao, Xingyao; Xu, Xiaoshan; El‐Azab, Anter; Zhang, Xinghang; Wang, Haiyan

doi:10.1002/smll.202007222

Nitride-Oxide-Metal Heterostructure with Self-Assembled Core–Shell Nanopillar Arrays: Effect of Ordering on Magneto-Optical Properties

Journal Article · Thu Jan 14 23:00:00 EST 2021 · Small

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202007222· OSTI ID:1765768

^[1]; Jian, Jie ^[1]; Wang, Haohan ^[2]; Liu, Juncheng ^[1]; Pachaury, Yash ^[1]; Lu, Ping ^[3]; Rutherford, Bethany X. ^[1]; Gao, Xingyao ^[1]; Xu, Xiaoshan ^[2]; El‐Azab, Anter ^[1]; Zhang, Xinghang ^[1]; ^[1]

Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Magneto-optical (MO) coupling incorporates photon-induced change of magnetic polarization that can be adopted in ultrafast switching, optical isolators, mode convertors, and optical data storage components for advanced optical integrated circuits. However, integrating plasmonic, magnetic, and dielectric properties in one single material system poses challenges since one natural material can hardly possess all these functionalities. Here, co-deposition of a three-phase heterostructure composed of a durable conductive nitride matrix with embedded core–shell vertically aligned nanopillars, is demonstrated. Additionally, the unique coupling between ferromagnetic NiO core and atomically sharp plasmonic Au shell enables strong MO activity out-of-plane at room temperature. Further, a template growth process is applied, which significantly enhances the ordering of the nanopillar array. The ordered nanostructure offers two schemes of spin polarization which result in stronger antisymmetry of Kerr rotation. The presented complex hybrid metamaterial platform with strong magnetic and optical anisotropies is promising for tunable and modulated all-optical-based nanodevices.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525; SC0020077; AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1765768

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1804817

Report Number(s):: SAND--2021-0545J; 693434

Journal Information:: Small, Journal Name: Small Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 17; ISSN 1613-6810

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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