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Title: Proximity-induced magnetism and the enhancement of damping in ferromagnetic/heavy metal systems

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0064336· OSTI ID:1868995

The relationship between proximity-induced magnetism (PIM) at the heavy metal/ferromagnet interface and spin-transport across such interfaces has generated significant debate. To investigate the link between the two, element specific x-ray magnetic circular dichroism and ferromagnetic resonance measurements were made on the same CoFe/Au/Pt and NiFe/Au/Pt thin film samples with varying Au thickness, with complementary SIMS analysis, which shows evidence of Ni diffusion from NiFe into the Pt. An approximately linear relationship is observed between the magnitude of Pt PIM and magnitude of damping enhancement in both systems. The results demonstrate that electronic hybridization of the heavy metal and ferromagnet is required for a full understanding of damping enhancement and interfacial spintransport for spintronic devices.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Centre Poland
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; 2019/33/B/ST5/02013
OSTI ID:
1868995
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1825200
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 119, Issue 15; ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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