Persistent magnetic coherence in magnets

巻内 崇彦*; 日置 友智*; 清水 祐樹*; 星 幸治郎*; Elyasi, M.*; 山本 慧; 横井 直人*; Serga, A. A.*; Hillebrands, B.*; Bauer, G. E. W.*; et al.

Nature Materials, 23(5), p.627 - 632, 2024/05

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-024-01798-z

When excited, a magnetization in a magnet precesses around the field in an anticlockwise manner on a time scale governed by viscous magnetization damping, after which any information carried by the initial actuation seems to be lost. The damping appears to be a fundamental bottleneck for the use of magnets in information processing. Nevertheless, here we demonstrate recall of the magnetization-precession phase after times that far exceed the damping time scale by two orders of magnitude using dedicated two-colour microwave pump-and-probe experiments for a YFeO microstructured film. Time- resolved magnetization state tomography confirms the magnetic persistent coherence (MPC) by revealing a double-exponential decay of the magnetization correlation. We attribute MPC to a feedback effect, viz. coherent coupling of the uniform precession with long-lived excitations at the minima of the spin-wave dispersion relation. Our finding liberates magnetic systems from the strong damping in nanostructures tyranny that limits their use in coherent information storage and processing.

Ga K-edge XANES study of Ga-exchanged zeolites at high temperatures under different atmospheres including vacuum, CO, and pressurized H

Huang, M.*; 金城 哲弥*; 安村 駿作*; 鳥屋尾 隆*; 松村 大樹; 齋藤 寛之*; 清水 研一*; 並木 則和*; 前野 禅*

Catalysis Science & Technology, 13(23), p.6832 - 6838, 2023/12

https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CY01250F

Ga-exchanged zeolites are promising catalysts for dehydrogenative alkane transformations. Reduced Ga species, such as Ga hydrides and Ga cations, are possible active sites for alkane dehydrogenation based on in situ spectroscopic studies. However, most of the reported studies were conducted at lower temperatures compared with those encountered in actual operating conditions. In this study, the in situ Ga K-edge XANES analysis of Ga-exchanged MFI zeolite was performed under actual operating temperatures and different atmospheres (H, He, CO, vacuum, and CH). The absorption edge appeared at similarly lower energy values than that of GaO in all atmospheres, whereas the main absorption peak intensity differed depending on the presence or absence of a hydride source in the gas phase. Higher intensities were observed under H and CH atmospheres than under CO and vacuum atmospheres.

Relationship between the contact angle of pure Cu and its alloys owing to liquid Na and electronic states at the interface

斉藤 淳一; Monbernier, M.*

Surfaces and Interfaces (Internet), 41, p.103248_1 - 103248_8, 2023/10

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103248

Contact angle is an indicator of the wettability between liquid Na and pure metals. This has been evaluated using the atomic interactions obtained from the calculations of the electronic structure of the interface. This study aims to investigate the applicability of the atomic interactions of the interface to the alloys. An interface model between Cu and Na with an alloying element was constructed, and the electronic states of the interface were calculated by the molecular orbital calculation. The bond order, which indicates the strength of the covalent bonding at the interface, and ionicity, which indicates the amount of charge transfer, were obtained as theoretical parameters from the calculation. The contact angles between the Cu or Cu alloys and liquid Na were measured using a droplet of liquid Na at 423 K in a high-purity Ar atmosphere. The contact angles of the Cu alloys were evaluated using these theoretical parameters. As a result, a correlation was obtained between the ratio of the bond order between the substrate metal atoms to the bond order between the Na atom and the substrate metal atoms and the contact angle, which is consistent with previous studies. Furthermore, for the first time, the correlation between the ionicity or difference in the ionicity and contact angle was clarified. The difference in ionicity is the difference between the ionicity of Na atoms and that of the alloying element, indicating the strength of the ionic bonding. It was suggested that Cu and Cu alloys should consider covalent and ionic bonding when evaluating wettability, because Cu has an intermediate electronic state between transition and nontransition metals. Further, it became clear that the evaluation of the contact angle using the atomic interactions at the interface are applicable not only to pure metals but also to alloys.

Intruder configurations in Ne at the transition into the island of inversion; Detailed structure study of Ne

Wang, H.*; 安田 昌弘*; 近藤 洋介*; 中村 隆司*; Tostevin, J. A.*; 緒方 一介*; 大塚 孝治*; Poves, A.*; 清水 則孝*; 吉田 数貴; et al.

Physics Letters B, 843, p.138038_1 - 138038_9, 2023/08

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2023.138038

Neからの1中性子除去反応を用いて、Neの詳細な線分光を行った。平行運動量分布の解析に基づき、Neの準位構造とスピンパリティを決定し、初めて負のパリティ状態を同定した。測定された断面積と運動量分布から、N=20とN=28のシェルギャップの消失の証拠となる有意なintruder p-wave強度が明らかになった。束縛状態については、弱いf-waveの可能性のある強度が観測された。いくつかの有効相互作用を用いた大規模殻模型計算では、実験的に観測された大きなp-wave強度と小さなf-wave強度は再現されず、Ne同位体に沿った反転の島への遷移の完全な理論的記述への挑戦が続いていることを示している。

Nonlinear magnon polaritons

Lee, O.*; 山本 慧; 埋田 真樹; Zollitsch, C. W.*; Elyasi, M.*; 吉川 貴史*; 齊藤 英治; Bauer, G. E. W.*; 紅林 秀和*

Physical Review Letters, 130(4), p.046703_1 - 046703_6, 2023/01

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.046703

We experimentally and theoretically demonstrate that nonlinear spin-wave interactions suppress the hybrid magnon-photon quasiparticle or "magnon polariton" in microwave spectra of an yttrium iron garnet film detected by an on-chip split-ring resonator. We observe a strong coupling between the Kittel and microwave cavity modes in terms of an avoided crossing as a function of magnetic fields at low microwave input powers, but a complete closing of the gap at high powers. The experimental results are well explained by a theoretical model including the three-magnon decay of the Kittel magnon into spin waves. The gap closure originates from the saturation of the ferromagnetic resonance above the Suhl instability threshold by a coherent back reaction from the spin waves.

Repeatable photoinduced insulator-to-metal transition in yttrium oxyhydride epitaxial thin films

小松 遊矢*; 清水 亮太*; 佐藤 龍平*; Wilde, M.*; 西尾 和記*; 片瀬 貴義*; 松村 大樹; 齋藤 寛之*; 宮内 雅浩*; Adelman, J. R.*; et al.

Chemistry of Materials, 34(8), p.3616 - 3623, 2022/04

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c03450

Here, we demonstrate such a highly repeatable photoinduced insulator-to-metal transition in yttrium oxyhydride (YOH) epitaxial thin films. The temperature () dependence of the electrical resistivity () of the films transforms from insulating to metallic () under ultraviolet laser illumination. The sample is heated (125 C) under an Ar atmosphere to recover its original insulating state. The films recover their original metallic conductivity when subsequently subjected to ultraviolet laser illumination, showing repeatable photoinduced insulator-to-metal transition. First principles calculations show that the itinerant carriers originate from the variations in the charge states of the hydrogen atoms that occupy octahedral interstitial sites. This study indicates that tuning the site occupancy (octahedral/tetrahedral) of the hydrogen atoms exerts a significant effect on the photoresponse of metal hydrides.

Stochasticity of the magnon parametron

Elyasi, M.*; 齊藤 英治; Bauer, G. E. W.*

Physical Review B, 105(5), p.054403_1 - 054403_12, 2022/02

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.105.054403

Unconventional computing schemes based on bistable systems ("Ising spins") may supersede conventional computing paradigms. The "magnon parametron" is an Ising spin that forms as a result of parametric excitation of a ferromagnetic particle by microwaves beyond a certain threshold. This Ising spin becomes unstable at a second threshold power at which a high-frequency telegraph noise emerges. We explain the experimentally observed stochastic switching ("p-bit" characteristics) at room temperature by the Suhl instability of the uniform magnetization precession.

Paramagnetic spin Hall magnetoresistance

大柳 洸一*; Gomez-Perez, J. M.*; Zhang, X.-P.*; 吉川 貴史*; Chen, Y.*; Sagasta, E.*; Chuvilin, A.*; Hueso, L. E.*; Golovach, V. N.*; Sebastian Bergeret, F.*; et al.

Physical Review B, 104(13), p.134428_1 - 134428_14, 2021/10

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.134428

We report the observation of the spin Hall magnetoresistance (SMR) in a paramagnetic insulator. By measuring the transverse resistance in a Pt/GdGaO (GGG) system at low temperatures, paramagnetic SMR is found to appear with an intensity that increases with the magnetic field aligning GGG's spins. The observed effect is well supported by a microscopic SMR theory, which provides the parameters governing the spin transport at the interface. Our findings clarify the mechanism of spin exchange at a Pt/GGG interface, and demonstrate tunable spin-transfer torque through the field-induced magnetization of GGG. In this regard, paramagnetic insulators offer a key property for future spintronic devices.

Quasifree neutron knockout reaction reveals a small -Orbital component in the Borromean nucleus B

Yang, Z. H.*; 久保田 悠樹*; Corsi, A.*; 吉田 数貴; Sun, X.-X.*; Li, J. G.*; 木村 真明*; Michel, N.*; 緒方 一介*; Yuan, C. X.*; et al.

Physical Review Letters, 126(8), p.082501_1 - 082501_8, 2021/02

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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.082501

ボロミアン核であり中性子ハロー構造が期待されるBに対する(,)反応実験を行った。断面積の運動量分布を分析することで、と軌道の分光学的因子を決定した。驚くべきことに、の分光学的因子は9(2)%と小さいことが明らかになった。この結果は、連続状態を含むdeformed relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov理論によってよく説明された。本研究の結果によると、現在知られているハロー構造を持つとされる原子核の中でBはおよび軌道の成分が最も小さく、または軌道成分が支配的であることが必ずしもハロー構造の前提条件ではない可能性を示唆している。

Direct imaging of current-induced antiferromagnetic switching revealing a pure thermomagnetoelastic switching mechanism in NiO

Meer, H.*; Schreiber, F.*; Schmitt, C.*; Ramos, R.*; 齊藤 英治; Gomonay, O.*; Sinova, J.*; Baldrati, L.*; Klui, M.*

Nano Letters, 21(1), p.114 - 119, 2021/01

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03367

We unravel the origin of current-induced magnetic switching of insulating antiferromagnet/heavy metal systems. We utilize concurrent transport and magneto-optical measurements to image the switching of antiferromagnetic domains in specially engineered devices of NiO/Pt bilayers. Different electrical pulsing and device geometries reveal different final states of the switching with respect to the current direction. We can explain these through simulations of the temperature-induced strain, and we identify the thermomagnetoelastic switching mechanism combined with thermal excitations as the origin, in which the final state is defined by the strain distributions and heat is required to switch the antiferromagnetic domains. We show that such a potentially very versatile noncontact mechanism can explain the previously reported contradicting observations of the switching final state, which were attributed to spin-orbit torque mechanisms.