We present our extensive research into magnetic anisotropy. We tuned the terrace width of Si(111) substrate by a novel method: varying the direction of heating current and consequently manipulating the magnetic anisotropy of magnetic structures on the stepped substrate by decorating its atomic steps. Laser-induced ultrafast demagnetization of a Co Fe B/Mg O/Co Fe B magnetic tunneling junction was explored by the time-resolved magneto-optical Kerr effect(TRMOKE) for both the parallel state(P state) and the antiparallel state(AP state) of the magnetizations between two magnetic layers. It was observed that the demagnetization time is shorter and the magnitude of demagnetization is larger in the AP state than those in the P state. These behaviors are attributed to the ultrafast spin transfer between two Co Fe B layers via the tunneling of hot electrons through the Mg O barrier. Our observation indicates that ultrafast demagnetization can be engineered by the hot electron tunneling current. This opens the door to manipulate the ultrafast spin current in magnetic tunneling junctions. Furthermore, an all-optical TR-MOKE technique provides the flexibility for exploring the nonlinear magnetization dynamics in ferromagnetic materials, especially with metallic materials.
Manganese ferrite particles with spinel structure were synthesized by a modified co-precipitation method,and then the thermal stability on their structural and magnetic properties was investigated by thermal annealing at different gas ambients.Experimental results showed that decomposition of metal oxides occurred when Mn ferrite particles with spinel structure were annealed under air ambient,while samples annealed in vacuum or argon remained in the spinel structural form.The highest saturation magnetization value of 58 emu/g was obtained when the sample was annealed at 400℃ in argon.The result showed that the thermal stability of MnFe2O4 was better under Ar ambient conditions or in vacuum.
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.
