Dynamics of all-optical single-shot switching of magnetization in Tb/Co multilayers

Recent works have shown that the magnetization of Tb/Co multilayers can be switched all-optically by a single ultrashort laser pulse. Surprisingly, the same process cannot be achieved in TbCo alloys. Here, we present a plausible explanation for this difference in behavior based on the known treatmen...

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Main Authors: K. Mishra, T. G. H. Blank, C. S. Davies, L. Avilés-Félix, D. Salomoni, L. D. Buda-Prejbeanu, R. C. Sousa, I. L. Prejbeanu, B. Koopmans, Th. Rasing, A. V. Kimel, A. Kirilyuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2023-06-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.023163