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Ding, H.*; 伊藤 啓太*; 遠藤 恭*; 高梨 弘毅; 関 剛斎*
Journal of Physics D; Applied Physics, 57(38), p.385002_1 - 385002_10, 2024/09
This paper reports the systematic study on the structure, magnetic properties and magnetoelastic properties for the Fe
Ga
(001) thin films epitaxially grown on the different substrates of GaAs(001) and MgO(001) using the sputtering technique. The alloy composition dependence of effective magnetoelastic coupling coefficient B
along the FeGa [110] direction indicated that the largest magnetoelastic coupling was obtained for the Fe-Ga layer with x = 30 grown on the MgO substrate. Considering the results of structural analysis and magnetization measurement, the different crystallite sizes depending on the kind of substrate may give rise to the different magnetoelastic coupling strengths between the Fe-Ga layers on the MgO and the GaAs. The magnetostriction along the FeGa [111] direction was also estimated with the assumption of plausible elastic property of Fe-Ga, and showed the values comparable to the reported value of bulk Fe-Ga. This means the large magnetostriction can be obtained even for the Fe-Ga thin films epitaxially grown not only on the GaAs(001) but also on the MgO(001). The findings in this work will give a guideline for designing spintronic applications with a Fe-Ga layer exhibiting a large magnetoelastic coupling.
関 剛斎*; 内田 健一*; 高梨 弘毅
Journal of Physics; Condensed Matter, 36(33), p.333001_1 - 333001_11, 2024/05
Spin caloritronics, a research field studying on the interconversion between a charge current (J
) and a heat current (J
) mediated by a spin current (J
) and/or magnetization (M), has attracted much attention not only for academic interest but also for practical applications. Newly discovered spin-caloritronic phenomena such as the spin Seebeck effect (SSE) have stimulated the renewed interest in the thermoelectric phenomena of a magnet, which have been known for a long time, e.g. the anomalous Nernst effect (ANE). These spin-caloritronic phenomena involving the SSE and the ANE have provided with a new direction for thermoelectric conversion exploiting J and/or M. Importantly, the symmetry of ANE allows the thermoelectric conversion in the transverse configuration between J and J. Although the transverse configuration is totally different from the conventional longitudinal configuration based on the Seebeck effect and has many advantages, we are still facing several issues that need to be solved before developing practical applications. The primal issue is the improvement of conversion efficiency. In the case of ANE-based applications, a material with a large anomalous Nernst coefficient (S
) is the key for solving the issue. This review article introduces the increase of S can be achieved by forming superlattice structures, which has been demonstrated for several kinds of materials combinations. The overall picture of studies on spin caloritronics is first surveyed. Then, we mention the pioneering work on the transverse thermoelectric conversion in superlattice structures, which was performed using Fe-based metallic superlattices, and show the recent studies for the Ni-based metallic superlattices and the ordered alloy-based metallic superlattices.
-FeNi films with island structures on LaAlO
(110) substrates by nitrogen insertion and topotactic extraction西尾 隆宏*; 伊藤 啓太*; 藏 裕彰*; 高梨 弘毅; 柳原 英人*
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 976, p.172992_1 - 172992_8, 2024/03
Tetrataenite (L1-FeNi) has potential for application in next-generation permanent magnets. This compound is a rare-earth-free material comprising Fe and Ni, which are abundant elements. In addition, an extremely high uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy (
u) is expected for L1-FeNi because of the ordered arrangement of the elements. This study reports the magnetic properties of uniaxially oriented L1-FeNi films with island structures fabricated by a novel method involving the radio-frequency sputter deposition of FeNi alloy films onto a LaAlO(110) substrate, followed by nitrogen insertion and topotactic extraction. FeNiN(110) films are epitaxially grown on the LAO(110) plane by the nitriding and additional annealing process of the FeNi alloy films at high temperatures under ammonia gas to reduce the volume fraction of crystallographic variants. Uniaxially oriented L1-FeNi alloy films with island structures are obtained after the topotactic denitriding of the FeNiN films. The uniaxial magnetic anisotropy of the L1-FeNi films is determined from the magnetization curves and via magnetic torque measurements of the films. The obtained L1-FeNi film exhibiting a relatively high superlattice order parameter of 0.74 yielded a uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy of ~0.63 MJ/m
at 300 K, as well as coercivities of 319 and 358 kA/m at 300 and 10 K, respectively. This coercivity is the highest value reported for artificial L1-FeNi to date.
山崎 匠*; 平井 孝昌*; 八木 貴志*; 山下 雄一郎*; 内田 健一*; 関 剛斎*; 高梨 弘毅
Physical Review Applied (Internet), 21(2), p.024039_1 - 024039_11, 2024/02
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Physics, Applied)This study presents a measurement method for determining the figure of merit for transverse thermoelectric conversion in thin-film forms. Leveraging the proposed methodology, we comprehensively investigate the transverse thermoelectric coefficient, in-plane electrical conductivity, and out-of-plane thermal conductivity in epitaxial and polycrystalline Fe/Pt metallic multilayers.
Fe
Mn
Si heusler alloy thin filmsNabialek, A.*; Chumak, O.*; 関 剛斎*; 高梨 弘毅; Baczewski, L. T.*; Szymczak, H.*
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 59(11), p.2501405_1 - 2501405_5, 2023/11
The anisotropic magnetoelastic (ME) properties of epitaxial CoFeMnSi(CFMS) Heusler alloy thin films with thicknesses ranging from 8 to 100 nm were investigated using the strain-modulated ferromagnetic resonance (SMFMR) technique. The calculation of the first cubic magnetocrystalline (MC) constant 
and the two cubic ME constants 
and was carried out assuming the cubic symmetry of the magnetic layer. A significant negative perpendicular MC anisotropy, of the order of 10
J/m, was also observed. The investigated parameters were found to be dependent on the thickness of the magnetic layer. The thinnest magnetic layers showed the strongest cubic MC anisotropy and the weakest anisotropy of ME properties. These findings highlight the importance of considering the magnetic layer thickness when evaluating the anisotropy in the ME properties of Heusler alloy thin films.
廣畑 貴文*; Lloyd, D. C.*; 窪田 崇秀*; 関 剛斎*; 高梨 弘毅; 介川 裕章*; Wen, Z.*; 三谷 誠司*; 小泉 洸生*
IEEE Access, 11, p.117443 - 117459, 2023/10
Spintronic devices are expected to replace the recent nanoelectronic memories and sensors due to their efficiency in energy consumption and functionality with scalability. To date, spintronic devices, namely magnetoresistive junctions, employ ferromagnetic materials by storing information bits as their magnetization directions. However, in order to achieve further miniaturization with maintaining and/or improving their efficiency and functionality, new materials development is required: 1) increase in spin polarization of a ferromagnet or 2) replacement of a ferromagnet by an antiferromagnet. Antiferromagnetic materials have been used to induce an exchange bias to the neighboring ferromagnet but they have recently been found to demonstrate a 100% spin-polarized electrical current, up to THz oscillation and topological effects. In this review, the recent development of three types of antiferromagnets is summarized with offering their future perspectives towards device applications.
山崎 匠*; 関 剛斎*; 窪田 崇秀*; 高梨 弘毅
Applied Physics Express, 16(8), p.083003_1 - 083003_4, 2023/08
We report the effect of the epitaxial growth of NiO films on its spin current transmission. Two sample series of Pt/NiO/CoFeB, including epitaxial and polycrystalline NiO, were prepared using different deposition conditions. The spin current transmission of NiO is evaluated using the thermo-spin effects in the trilayers. Epitaxial NiO exhibits a non-monotonic behavior in the NiO thickness dependence of spin current transmission, while this behavior is smeared out in polycrystalline NiO. The non-monotonic behavior implies the presence of multiple spin transport mechanisms, which becomes apparent with epitaxial growth.
高梨 弘毅
まてりあ, 62(5), p.301 - 306, 2023/05
金属人工格子とは、異種金属をナノメートルスケールで積層した人工物質である。金属人工格子の研究は、巨大磁気抵抗効果や層間交換結合の観点で、1980年代後半から1990年代前半にかけて、多くの研究がなされた。さらに、金属人工格子の研究はスピントロニクスという新たな分野を生み、21世紀に入りスピントロニクスは大きく成長した。そしてスピントロニクスの発展の中で、今また金属人工格子の新たな有用性が注目されている。本稿では、筆者のこれまでの成果を示しつつ、金属人工格子の研究の流れと最近のトピックスをまとめる。なお、本稿は2023年3月の日本金属学会春期大会での本多記念講演に基づき、原稿化されたものである。
増田 啓人*; 山根 結太*; 関 剛斎*; Raab, K.*; 土肥 昂尭*; Modak, R.*; 内田 健一*; 家田 淳一; Kl
ui, M.*; 高梨 弘毅
Applied Physics Letters, 122(16), p.162402_1 - 162402_7, 2023/04
被引用回数：1 パーセンタイル：44.21(Physics, Applied)We report current-induced magnetization switching in Pt/Co/Ir/Co/Pt multilayers with different Ir layer thicknesses (
), where the perpendicularly magnetized Co layers are coupled ferromagnetically or antiferromagnetically through an interlayer exchange coupling and are sandwiched by the Pt spin Hall layers. The domain structures formed during switching vary depending on the magnetization alignment, i.e., ferromagnetically coupled or antiferromagnetically coupled configuration. These results clarify the macroscopic picture of switching process for interlayer exchange-coupled systems. The local picture of the switching process is also examined by a numerical calculation based on a macrospin model, which reveals the switching dynamics triggered by dual spin-orbit torque for both antiferromagnetically and ferromagnetically coupled cases. The numerical calculation shows that the dual spin-orbit torque from the two Pt layers effectively acts on the two Co layers not only for the antiferromagnetically coupled case but also for the ferromagnetically coupled one. Our findings deepen the under- standing of the switching mechanism in a magnetic multilayer and provide an avenue to design spintronic devices with more efficient spin-orbit torque switching.
Zhou, Z.*; Frost, W.*; Lloyd, D. C.*; 関 剛斎*; 窪田 崇秀*; Ramos, R.*; 齊藤 英治; 高梨 弘毅; 廣畑 貴文*
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 571, p.170575_1 - 170575_5, 2023/04
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Recent development in neuromorphic computation allows us to achieve low power and highly efficient calculations better than the conventional von Neumann computation. In order to achieve realistic synaptic operation, potentiation to add weighting to strengthen a selected artificial synapse. Such functionality can be achieved by reducing the electrical resistance of the artificial synapse. Recently, a ferromagnetic Heusler alloy used in a magnetoresistive junction has been demonstrated to crystallise via the layer-by-layer mode by introducing an electrical current pulse. In this study, we have extended the current-induced crystallisation to a junction with epitaxially-grown Heusler alloy after post-annealing for crystallisation. By combining this potentiation functionality with the neuromorphic operation, realistic synaptic computation can be developed.
MnSi重田 出*; Oku, Shuta*; 窪田 崇秀*; 木村 尚次郎*; 関 剛斎*; 篠崎 文重*; 淡路 智*; 高梨 弘毅; 廣井 政彦*
AIP Advances (Internet), 13(2), p.025116_1 - 025116_5, 2023/02
Superconducting properties were investigated in epitaxially layered films consisting of superconductor NbN and half-metallic Heusler alloy CoMnSi(CMS). Temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity 
(T) was measured by applying perpendiar magnetic fields to the surface of NbN/CMS films. With the increase of the CMS thickness 
, the upper critical field 
H
decreased monotonically, but the superconducting transition temperature T
had the minimum of 10.1 K at 
5 nm. The T behavior was in qualitative agreement with the theory of the 
-coupling. The pair-breaking parameter 
determined by the superconducting fluctuation theory took the maximum at = 3
5 nm, which would be related to the minimum of 
. The experimental results reveal that the superconductivity of the NbN layer in NbN/CMS films is affected by the interplay between the superconducting NbN layer and the half-metallic CMS layer.
増田 啓人*; 関 剛斎*; 山根 結太*; Modak, R.*; 内田 健一*; 家田 淳一; Lau, Y.-C.*; 深見 俊輔*; 高梨 弘毅
Physical Review Applied (Internet), 17(5), p.054036_1 - 054036_9, 2022/05
被引用回数：6 パーセンタイル：69.05(Physics, Applied)反対称層間交換結合(AIEC)が最近発見され、人工反強磁性体(SAF)の傾角磁化の誘起を通じた磁化スイッチングにおいて極めて重要な役割を果たしている。本研究では、くさび形の層を持つ垂直磁化多層膜Pt/Co/Ir/Co/Ptにおける大きなAIECを報告をする。AIECの有効磁場は、対称的な層間交換結合に関連しており、AIECを強化するための指針を提供する。SAFに対する拡張Stoner-Wohlfarthモデルを開発し、その磁化スイッチングの重要な要素を明らかにする。理論的知識と実験結果を組み合わせることで、面内磁場のみによる垂直磁化スイッチングが達成される。
CoGa
films窪田 崇秀*; 高野 大地*; 小田 洋平*; Mohanty, S.*; 伊藤 啓太*; 松木 充弘*; 林田 誠弘*; Sun, M.*; 竹田 幸治; 斎藤 祐児; et al.
Physical Review Materials (Internet), 6(4), p.044405_1 - 044405_12, 2022/04
被引用回数：5 パーセンタイル：54.89(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)This study focuses on an inverse-type Heusler alloy, MnCoGa (MCG), with a small off-stoichiometry (), showing perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA). We observed a relatively large uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant (
) on the order of 10
J/m
at room temperature in the MCG films with a small tetragonal distortion of a few percent. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) was employed to get insight into the origin for the PMA. Negligible angular variation of the orbital magnetic moment evaluated using the XMCD spectra suggested a minor role of the so-called Bruno's term to . The origin of the PMA was discussed based on the second-order perturbation theory in terms of the spin-orbit coupling, and first principles calculations, claiming that the mixing of the occupied 
- and the unoccupied 
-spin states is responsible for the PMA of the MCG films.
VAl/Fe layered films showing exchange bias窪田 崇秀*; 嶋田 雄介*; 土屋 朋生*; 吉川 智己*; 伊藤 啓太*; 竹田 幸治; 斎藤 祐児; 今野 豊彦*; 木村 昭夫*; 高梨 弘毅*
Nanomaterials (Internet), 11(7), p.1723_1 - 1723_11, 2021/07
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：16.40(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)Heusler alloys exhibit various magnetic properties. In this study, a layered sample consisting of a Heusler alloy, MnVAl and a ferromagnet, Fe, is selected as a material system exhibiting exchange bias. Although the fully ordered MnVAl is known as a ferrimagnet, the MnVAl/Fe layered structure exhibits exchange bias. The high-angle annular dark field STEM images demonstrated the formation of MnVAl clusters with the L2 phase distributed only around the interface to the Fe layer in the sample. Furthermore, the antiferromagnetic coupling between the Mn- and Fe-moments were observed in element specific hysteresis loops measured using XMCD. The locally ordered L2 phase and antiferromagnetic Mn-moments in the MnVAl layer are important for the exchange bias.
Frost, W.*; 関 剛斎*; 窪田 崇秀*; Ramos, R.*; 齊藤 英治; 高梨 弘毅*; 廣畑 貴文*
Applied Physics Letters, 118(17), p.172405_1 - 172405_5, 2021/04
被引用回数：1 パーセンタイル：7.12(Physics, Applied)We demonstrate that the spin-Seebeck effect can be used to estimate the volume of edge domains formed in a giant magnetoresistive (GMR) device. The thermal gradient induced by Joule heating can be harnessed by the addition of a ferromagnetically insulating channel of Fe
O
on the sides of the GMR pillar. This generates a spin wave in FeO, which couples with the free-layer edge magnetization and controls the reversal of the ferromagnetic layers in one direction only, increasing the current density from 
A/cm
to 
A/cm. By simple assumption, we estimate the effect of the edge domain on magnetization reversal to be 
by spin-transfer torque.
Zhou, W.*; 関 剛斎*; 今村 裕志*; 家田 淳一; 高梨 弘毅*
Physical Review B, 100(9), p.094424_1 - 094424_5, 2019/09
被引用回数：6 パーセンタイル：31.91(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)The generation of the spinmotive force (SMF) requires the temporal and spatial variations of the magnetic moments. We explore an approach to satisfy this requirement by creating asymmetry in a thin film structure along the out-of-plane direction, through the use of an exchange-coupled 
1-FePt / Ni
Fe
bilayer element. As the spin wave is excited by rf magnetic field, a continuous dc voltage signal along the out-of-plane direction of the bilayer element appears. The sign of the voltage signal and its microwave power dependency agree with the theoretical framework of the SMF. The corresponding spin wave modes are revealed by carrying out the micromagnetic simulation. Our results demonstrate the generation of the SMF using a vertically structured element in addition to previously reported in-plane structured devices.
VAl Heusler alloy thin films; Appearance of antiferromagnetism and exchange bias in a layered structure with Fe土屋 朋生*; 小林 亮太*; 窪田 崇秀*; 斉藤 耕太郎*; 小野 寛太*; 大原 高志; 中尾 朗子*; 高梨 弘毅*
Journal of Physics D; Applied Physics, 51(6), p.065001_1 - 065001_7, 2018/02
被引用回数：10 パーセンタイル：45.14(Physics, Applied)MnVAl Heusler alloy films were epitaxially grown on MgO(100) single-crystal substrates by ultra-high-vacuum magnetron sputtering. A2- and L21-type MnVAl order was controlled by the deposition temperature. A2-type MnVAl films showed no spontaneous magnetization, while L21-type MnVAl films showed ferrimagnetic behaviour with a maximum saturation magnetization of 220 emu/cm at room temperature (RT). An antiferromagnetic reflection was observed with neutron diffraction at RT for an A2-type MnVAl film deposited at 400
C. A bilayer sample of the antiferromagnetic A2-type MnVAl and Fe showed an exchange bias of 120 Oe at 10 K.
atoms in NiFe
N (
= 1 and 3) films revealed by X-ray absorption spectroscopy and magnetic circular dichroism高田 郁弥*; 伊藤 啓太*; 竹田 幸治; 斎藤 祐児; 高梨 弘毅*; 木村 昭夫*; 末益 崇*
Physical Review Materials (Internet), 2(2), p.024407_1 - 024407_5, 2018/02
被引用回数：14 パーセンタイル：47.69(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and X-ray magnetic circular dichroism measurements were performed at the Ni and Fe 
absorption edges for NiFeN ( = 1 and 3) epitaxial films. Shoulders at approximately 2 eV above the Ni main peaks in the XAS spectrum of NiFeN were interpreted to originate from hybridization of orbitals between Ni 3 at face-centered (II) sites and N 2
at body-centered sites, while such features were missing in NiFeN film. Similar shoulders were observed at Fe edges in both films. Hence, Ni atoms preferentially occupied corner (I) sites, where the hybridization was weak because of the relatively long distance between Ni at I sites and N atoms. The relatively large magnetic moment deduced from sum-rule analysis of NiFeN also showed a good agreement with the presence of Ni atoms at I sites.
内田 健一*; 吉川 貴史*; 関 剛斎*; 小宅 教文*; 塩見 淳一郎*; Qiu, Z.*; 高梨 弘毅*; 齊藤 英治
Physical Review B, 92(9), p.094414_1 - 094414_6, 2015/09
被引用回数：87 パーセンタイル：93.38(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)The anomalous Nernst effect (ANE) has been investigated in alternately stacked multilayer films comprising paramagnetic and ferromagnetic metals. We found that the ANE is enhanced by increasing the number of the paramagnet/ferromagnet interfaces and keeping the total thickness of the films constant, and that the enhancement appears even in the absence of magnetic proximity effects; similar behavior was observed not only in Pt/Fe multilayers but also in Au/Fe and Cu/Fe multilayers free from proximity ferromagnetism. This universal enhancement of the ANE in metallic multilayers suggests the presence of unconventional interface-induced thermoelectric conversion in the Fe films attached to the paramagnets.
関 剛斎*; 内田 健一*; 吉川 貴史*; Qiu, Z.*; 齊藤 英治; 高梨 弘毅*
Applied Physics Letters, 107(9), p.092401_1 - 092401_4, 2015/08
被引用回数：39 パーセンタイル：81.23(Physics, Applied)We experimentally observed the inverse spin Hall effect (ISHE) of ferromagnetic FePt alloys. Spin Seebeck effect due to the temperature gradient generated the spin current (
) in the FePt
YFe
O
(YIG) structure, and was injected from YIG to FePt and converted to the charge current through ISHE of FePt. The significant difference in magnetization switching fields for FePt and YIG led to the clear separation of the voltage of ISHE from that of anomalous Nernst effect in FePt. We also investigated the effect of ordering of FePt crystal structure on the magnitude of ISHE voltage in FePt.
