Macroscopic Magnetization Control by Symmetry Breaking of Photoinduced Spin Reorientation with Intense Terahertz Magnetic Near Field

作者:Kurihara Takayuki; Watanabe Hiroshi; Nakajima Makoto; Karube Shutaro; Oto Kenichi; Otani YoshiChika; Suemoto Tohru
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2018, 120(10): 107202.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.107202

摘要

We exploit an intense terahertz magnetic near field combined with femtosecond laser excitation to break the symmetry of photoinduced spin reorientation paths in ErFeO3. We succeed in aligning macroscopic magnetization reaching up to 80% of total magnetization in the sample to selectable orientations by adjusting the time delay between terahertz and optical pump pulses. The spin dynamics are well reproduced by equations of motion, including time-dependent magnetic potential. We show that the direction of the generated magnetization is determined by the transient direction of spin tilting and the magnetic field at the moment of photoexcitation.

  • 出版日期2018-3-9
  • 单位RIKEN