Emergent topological quasiparticle kinetics in constricted nanomagnets
The ubiquitous domain wall kinetics under magnetic field or current application describes the dynamic properties in nanostructured magnets. However, when the geometrical size of a nanomagnetic system is constricted to the limiting domain wall length scale, the competing energetics between anisotropy...
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| author | J. Guo D. Hill V. Lauter L. Stingaciu P. Zolnierczuk C. A. Ullrich D. K. Singh |
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| description | The ubiquitous domain wall kinetics under magnetic field or current application describes the dynamic properties in nanostructured magnets. However, when the geometrical size of a nanomagnetic system is constricted to the limiting domain wall length scale, the competing energetics between anisotropy, exchange, and dipolar interactions can cause emergent kinetics due to quasiparticle relaxation, similar to bulk magnets of atomic origin. This paper presents a joint experimental and theoretical study to support this argument: constricted nanomagnets, made of antiferromagnetic and paramagnetic neodymium thin film with honeycomb motif, reveal fast kinetic events at picosecond timescales due to the relaxation of topological quasiparticles that persist to low temperature in the absence of any external stimuli. This discovery is especially important considering the fact that paramagnets or antiferromagnets have no net magnetization. Yet, the kinetics in neodymium nanostructures is quantitatively similar to that found in ferromagnetic counterparts and only varies with the thickness of the specimen. This suggests that a universal, topological quasiparticle-mediated dynamical behavior can be prevalent in nanoscopic magnets, irrespective of the nature of the underlying magnetic material. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-571ce6f8fa484b91a6a1ea69d2e84b5b2024-11-15T15:22:52ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Research2643-15642024-11-016404314410.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.043144Emergent topological quasiparticle kinetics in constricted nanomagnetsJ. GuoD. HillV. LauterL. StingaciuP. ZolnierczukC. A. UllrichD. K. SinghThe ubiquitous domain wall kinetics under magnetic field or current application describes the dynamic properties in nanostructured magnets. However, when the geometrical size of a nanomagnetic system is constricted to the limiting domain wall length scale, the competing energetics between anisotropy, exchange, and dipolar interactions can cause emergent kinetics due to quasiparticle relaxation, similar to bulk magnets of atomic origin. This paper presents a joint experimental and theoretical study to support this argument: constricted nanomagnets, made of antiferromagnetic and paramagnetic neodymium thin film with honeycomb motif, reveal fast kinetic events at picosecond timescales due to the relaxation of topological quasiparticles that persist to low temperature in the absence of any external stimuli. This discovery is especially important considering the fact that paramagnets or antiferromagnets have no net magnetization. Yet, the kinetics in neodymium nanostructures is quantitatively similar to that found in ferromagnetic counterparts and only varies with the thickness of the specimen. This suggests that a universal, topological quasiparticle-mediated dynamical behavior can be prevalent in nanoscopic magnets, irrespective of the nature of the underlying magnetic material.http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.043144 |
| spellingShingle | J. Guo D. Hill V. Lauter L. Stingaciu P. Zolnierczuk C. A. Ullrich D. K. Singh Emergent topological quasiparticle kinetics in constricted nanomagnets Physical Review Research |
| title | Emergent topological quasiparticle kinetics in constricted nanomagnets |
| title_full | Emergent topological quasiparticle kinetics in constricted nanomagnets |
| title_fullStr | Emergent topological quasiparticle kinetics in constricted nanomagnets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emergent topological quasiparticle kinetics in constricted nanomagnets |
| title_short | Emergent topological quasiparticle kinetics in constricted nanomagnets |
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| url | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.043144 |
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