Schneider, M.
, Shaw, J.
, Kos, A.
, Gerrits, T.
, Silva, T.
and McMichael, R.
(2007),
Spin dynamics and damping in nanomagnets measured directly by frequency-resolved magneto-optic Kerr effect, Physical Review Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=32692
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Spin dynamics and damping in nanomagnets measured directly by frequency-resolved magneto-optic Kerr effect
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The spin dynamics of sub-100 nm Ni80Fe20 nanomagnets are directly measured using the magneto-optic Kerr effect and a broadband detection scheme. Elliptical dots approximately 68nm in diameter and 10 nm thick were fabricated in 20x20υm^2^ arrays. There is approximately a factor of 2 increase in the effective linewidth when compared to a 20 υm^2^ diameter continuous disk of the same material. Using micromagnetic simulations, we model the effect of dot-to-dot size variation on the effective linewidth and find that 2 nm size variations are more than sufficient to account for the effective increase in linewidth.Citation
Physical Review Letters
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102
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magnetic nano-dots, magneto optics, magnetodynamics
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