Magnetization Switching in the GdFeCo Films with In-Plane Anisotropy via Femtosecond Laser Pulses
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Irreciprocal Magnetization Switching of GdFeCo Films via Femtosecond Laser Pulses
2.2. Impact of the Femtosecond Pump Parameters on the Irreciprocal Magnetization Switching Process
2.3. The Impact of the In-plane GdFeCo Film Anisotropy
2.4. The Impact of the External Magnetic Field
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Fabrication of the In-Plane GdFeCo Films
3.2. Experimental Setup for Magnetization Switching
3.3. Processing of the CCD Images of the Magnetization State
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
Appendix A
Appendix B
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Ignatyeva, D.O.; Kapralov, P.O.; Prabhakara, K.H.; Yoshikawa, H.; Tsukamoto, A.; Belotelov, V.I. Magnetization Switching in the GdFeCo Films with In-Plane Anisotropy via Femtosecond Laser Pulses. Molecules 2021, 26, 6406. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26216406
Ignatyeva DO, Kapralov PO, Prabhakara KH, Yoshikawa H, Tsukamoto A, Belotelov VI. Magnetization Switching in the GdFeCo Films with In-Plane Anisotropy via Femtosecond Laser Pulses. Molecules. 2021; 26(21):6406. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26216406
Chicago/Turabian StyleIgnatyeva, Daria O., Pavel O. Kapralov, Kiran Horabail Prabhakara, Hiroki Yoshikawa, Arata Tsukamoto, and Vladimir I. Belotelov. 2021. "Magnetization Switching in the GdFeCo Films with In-Plane Anisotropy via Femtosecond Laser Pulses" Molecules 26, no. 21: 6406. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26216406