Isotropic non-local Gilbert damping driven by spin pumping in epitaxial Pd/Fe films on MgO(001) substrates

Autor: Y Li, Q Liu, Z K Xie, E Vetter, Z Yuan, W He, H L Liu, D L Sun, K Xia, W Yu, Y B Sun, J J Zhao, X Q Zhang, Z H Cheng
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: New Journal of Physics, Vol 21, Iss 10, p 103040 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1367-2630
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/ab4c8d
Popis: Although both theoretical predictions and experimental observations have demonstrated that the Gilbert damping is anisotropic at ferromagnet/semiconductor interface possessing robust interfacial spin–orbit coupling, it is not well understood whether non-local Gilbert damping driven by spin pumping in heavy metal/ferromagnetic metallic bilayers is anisotropic or not. Here, we investigated the angular and frequency dependence of magnetic relaxation in epitaxial Pd/Fe films on MgO(001) substrates. After disentangling parasitic contributions, we unambiguously observe that the non-local Gilbert damping is isotropic in the Fe(001) plane, suggesting that the spin transport across the Pd/Fe interface is independent of the Fe magnetization orientation. First principles calculations reveal that the effective spin mixing conductance of the Pd/Fe interface is nearly invariant for different magnetization directions, in good agreement with the experimental observations. These results offer valuable insight into spin transport in metallic bilayers, and facilitate the development of next-generation spintronic devices.
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