Metallic ferromagnetic films with magnetic damping under 1.4 × 10-3

Lee, Aidan J.; Brangham, Jack T.; Cheng, Yang; White, Shane P.; Ruane, William T.; Esser, Bryan D.; McComb, David W.; Hammel, P. Chris; Yang, Fengyuan

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00332-x

Title: Metallic ferromagnetic films with magnetic damping under 1.4 × 10^-3

Journal Article · Thu Aug 10 04:00:00 UTC 2017 · Nature Communications

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00332-x · OSTI ID:1429491

Lee, Aidan J. ^[1]; Brangham, Jack T. ^[2]; Cheng, Yang ^[2]; White, Shane P. ^[2]; Ruane, William T. ^[2];

^[3]; McComb, David W. ^[3]; Hammel, P. Chris ^[2];

^[2]

The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States). Dept. of Physics; The Ohio State University
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States). Dept. of Physics
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States). Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis and Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering

Low-damping magnetic materials have been widely used in microwave and spintronic applications because of their low energy loss and high sensitivity. While the Gilbert damping constant can reach 10^-4 to 10^-5 in some insulating ferromagnets, metallic ferromagnets generally have larger damping due to magnon scattering by conduction electrons. Meanwhile, low-damping metallic ferromagnets are desired for charge-based spintronic devices. In this article, we report the growth of Co₂₅Fe₇₅ epitaxial films with excellent crystalline quality evident by the clear Laue oscillations and exceptionally narrow rocking curve in the X-ray diffraction scans as well as from scanning transmission electron microscopy. Remarkably, the Co₂₅Fe₇₅ epitaxial films exhibit a damping constant <1.4 × 10^-3, which is comparable to the values for some high-quality Y₃Fe₅O₁₂ films. This record low damping for metallic ferromagnets offers new opportunities for charge-based applications such as spin-transfer-torque-induced switching and magnetic oscillations.

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Research Organization:: The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-03ER46054

OSTI ID:: 1429491

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 8; ISSN 2041-1723

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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