Dynamics of nonlinear precession of magnetization in a garnet ferrite film of the (100) type

The dynamics of steady-state resonant magnetization precession setting in under a transverse magnetic bias field in a garnet ferrite film of the (100) type is investigated on the basis of numerical solution of the equation describing the motion of magnetization. The existence of a steady-state dynamic mode in which the magnetization performs undamped spiral motion, as well as of large-amplitude nutation with a period being a multiple of the period of precession, is discovered.     

Nonlinear regimes of resonance precession of the magnetization in a (111) iron-garnet film

The special features of precessional motion under ferromagnetic resonance conditions with perpen-dicular magnetization of the film are investigated on the basis of a numerical solution of the equations of motion of magnetization in a (111) type iron garnet film. Several nonlinear magnetization precession regimes exist for fixed values of the crystallographic and induced anisotropies. Depending on the value of the magnetizing field and the amplitude of the microwave field, precession occurs around the normal to the film with the third harmonic of the fundamental frequency making a small or large contribution to the nutation motion and with a small or large amplitude of the precession angle. Precession regimes around one of three symmetric directions different from the direction of the normal are possible. Narrow ranges of the static field, where dynamical bistability and regimes with a period which is a multiple of the period of the microwave field are realized, exist.     

Free magnetization oscillations in garnet ferrite films with quasi-planar anisotropy

Free magnetization oscillations in garnet ferrite films with quasi-planar anisotropy was studied. The oscillations were excited by a pulse of an in-plane magnetic field. An analytic expression relating the oscillation frequency to the film parameters and the external magnetic field was derived; the expression is in good agreement with the experimental data. The planar anisotropy is shown to increase the free-oscillation damping.     

Nonlinear oscillations of magnetization accompanying pulsed 90°-magnetization of garnet ferrite films with easy-plane anisotropy

Abstract Nonlinear oscillations of magnetization (with a fundamental harmonic frequency of ≈0.5 GHz) emerging during 90°-pulsed magnetization of garnet ferrite films with easy-plane anisotropy are studied. Analysis of longitudinal and transverse magnetization signals and of the magnetization vector hodograph plotted on their basis shows that the weak dependence of the oscillation intensity on duration t _f of the magnetizing magnetic field pulse (upon its variation from 0.4 to 6–8 ns), which is typical of these films, can be explained by the presence of biaxial anisotropy in the plane of actual films.     

Domain-wall dynamics in ferrite garnet films in strong in-plane magnetic fields

The domain-wall dynamics in the ferrite garnet films with the (111) orientation has been investigated by twofold high-speed digital photography in the presence of a magnetic field close in strength to the anisotropy field.     

Spontaneous phase transitions in ferrite garnet films

Spontaneous phase transitions in ferrite garnet films have been studied. It has been shown that, with variations in the temperature, domain walls undergo phase transitions which cause spontaneous phase transitions in the lattice of cylindrical magnetic domains. The phase transition in a domain wall causes a spin-reorientation phase transition over the whole sample near the magnetic compensation point. The character of the phase transition in the domain wall determines the mechanism of the spin-reorientation phase transition.     

Nonlinear dynamic magnetization regimes in (100) ferrite-garnet films

To study the nonlinear dynamics of a uniformly precessing magnetization in perpendicularly magnetized (100) ferrite-garnet films, equations of motion are numerically solved over a wide ac field frequency range. Bifurcation changes in the magnetization precession and the states of dynamic bistability have been detected. The conditions of high-amplitude regular and stochastic dynamic regimes are revealed, and the possibilities of controlling these precession regimes by applied magnetic fields are shown.     

Nonlinear effects of magnetization precession near ferromagnetic resonance

The features of precession of the magnetic moment of a film near ferromagnetic resonance are investigated which are due to the magnetic-moment nutation in the effective field and to the frequency-doubling effect. The contribution to this precession from harmonics with frequencies which are multiples of the basic resonance frequency is analyzed for a garnet ferrite film of the (111) type in a perpendicular bias magnetic field.     

High frequency magnetic properties of ferromagnetic thin films and magnetization dynamics of coherent precession

We focus on the ferromagnetic thin films and review progress in understanding the magnetization dynamic of coherent precession, its application in seeking better high frequency magnetic properties for magnetic materials at GHz frequency,as well as new approaches to these materials' characterization. High frequency magnetic properties of magnetic materials determined by the magnetization dynamics of coherent precession are described by the Landau–Lifshitz–Gilbert equation.However, the complexity of the equation results in a lack of analytically universal information between the high frequency magnetic properties and the magnetization dynamics of coherent precession. Consequently, searching for magnetic materials with higher permeability at higher working frequency is still done case by case.     

Fractal model of magnetization reversal in a strained garnet ferrite film

The domain structure in strained garnet ferrite films and its behavior in an external magnetic field are studied using the Faraday effect. Based on the experimental results, a model of magnetization reversal in thin polycrystalline layers is proposed that describes the process of remagnetization as the development of fractal clusters. The model proposed is verified using a computer simulation of magnetization reversal.     

Numerical simulation of wall dynamics in (111)-oriented garnet films in the presence of an in-plane magnetic field

The domain wall motion in the presence of an in-plane magnetic field H_y perpendicular to the wall is simulated using a fall implicit numerical scheme. Calculations are performed for the drive fields 0 Oe<H_z<15 Oe and in-plane fields -210 Oe?H_y?210 Oe. The relation between the average wall velocity $\text{v}$ and the drive field H_z is discussed considering the wall structure. It was found that an in-plane field increases the peak velocity of the wall and extends the range of the drive fields, where the linear mobility relation is valid. A dynamical Bloch line stacking was found for sufficiently large drives. The influence of an in-plane field on the angular span of horizontal Bloch lines is discussed also. In particular the occurrence of 2π-horizontal Bloch lines is described. Numerical results obtained with a full implicit method are compared with the experimental observations of bubble motion and good agreement is found for |H_y|≤100 Oe.     

Axially symmetrical domain structures in garnet ferrite films

The process of domain structure formation and evolution after magnetization of a small area of a garnet ferrite film to saturation was examined with the use of modified two-step high-speed photography. It was found that the radial deformation caused by magnetizing coil breaks the uniaxial anisotropy of the specimen and results in formation of the axially oriented stripe domain structure inside the magnetization reversal area. The period of this domain structure decreases with the increasing amplitude of the pulsed field. The formation of the axially oriented stripe domain structure occurs under the axially symmetrical magnetostatic field.     

Visualization of nonuniform magnetic fields by garnet ferrite films

The magnetization distribution in epitaxial garnet ferrite films subjected to the harmonic field of a signal from a magnetic tape is studied. By means of image processing techniques and diffraction spectrum analysis, it is shown that the distortion of the signal shape grows with increasing amplitude and period of the field.     

Specific features in precession dynamics of magnetization of a uniaxial magnetic film

The precession dynamics of the magnetization of a film with in-plane uniaxial anisotropy in the case of its biasing along the hard magnetization axis has been analyzed by numerically solving the Landau-Lifshitz equations. It has been revealed that the ferromagnetic resonance spectrum near the magnetic anisotropy field exhibits an additional peak, which is associated with the angular bistability due to the presence of two symmetric angular equilibrium positions. The trajectories of precession motion during biasing along the hard magnetization axis differ substantially from the trajectories corresponding to the biasing along the easy axis.     

Photoinduced precession of magnetization in ferromagnetic (Ga,Mn)As

Precession of magnetization induced by pulsed optical excitation is observed in a ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Mn)As by time-resolved magneto-optical measurements. It appears as complicated oscillations of a polarization plane of linearly polarized probe pulses, but is reproduced by gyromagnetic theory incorporating an impulsive change in an effective magnetic field due to a change in the magnetic anisotropy. The shape of the impulse suggests a significant nonthermal contribution of photogenerated carriers to the change in anisotropy through spin-orbit interaction.     

Modulation of ultrafast laser-induced magnetization precession in BiFeO_3-coated La_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_3 thin films

The ultrafast laser-excited magnetization dynamics of ferromagnetic(FM) La_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_3(LSMO) thin films with BiFeO_3(BFO) coating layers grown by laser molecular beam epitaxy are investigated using the optical pump-probe technique.Uniform magnetization precessions are observed in the films under an applied external magnetic field by measuring the time-resolved magneto-optical Kerr effect.The magnetization precession frequencies of the LSMO thin films with the BFO coating layers are lower than those of uncoated LSMO films,which is attributed to the suppression of the anisotropy field induced by the exchange interaction at the interface between the antiferromagnetic order of BFO and the FM order of LSMO.     

Experimental and theoretical investigation of fmr in (111) thin garnet films with applied uniaxial stress

Analytical expressions for the resonance field shiftδH caused by an applied stressσ are deduced forH _e ∥ [¯1¯12] in the film plane, taking into account also the quadratic terms (～σ²) besides the dominant linear terms (～σ). The linear part ofδH=f(σ) forH _e andσ lying in the film plane depends only on the relative angle betweenH _e andσ, so that for the measurement of magnetostriction constants it is not necessary to have crystallographically oriented thin films.δH forH _e perpendicular to the film is very sensitive to deviations from the perpendicular direction. Both magnetostriction constants λ₁₁₁ and λ₁₀₀ were evaluated on (111) thin YIG ∶ Mn film.     

Domain structure of (011) crystalline garnet ferrite plates

The domain structure in (011) crystalline garnet ferrite plates is studied with allowance for induced uniaxial anisotropy and two-constant cubic anisotropy. It is shown that the inclusion of the second constant of cubic anisotropy greatly affects the orientational phase diagram and also the topology of magnetic inhomogeneities in a given magnet. It is found, in particular, that 180°non-Bloch domain walls may appear in a certain range of combined anisotropy constants, causing a continuous change in the wall orientation.