Title :
Dependence of all-optical magnetic switching on the sublattice magnetization orientation in Tb-Fe thin films
Author :
Hassdenteufel, A. ; Schubert, C. ; Schmidt, J. ; Richter, P. ; Zahn, D. ; Salvan, G. ; Helm, M. ; Bratschitsch, R. ; Albrecht, M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Tech. Univ. Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate that the direction of all-optical switching (AOS) in rare-earth transition-metal (RE-TM) alloy Tb-Fe thin films depends on the orientation of the sublattice magnetization and not on the direction of the resulting net magnetization.
Keywords :
iron alloys; magnetic switching; magnetic thin films; magnetisation; metallic thin films; terbium alloys; Tb-Fe thin films; TbFe; all-optical magnetic switching; rare-earth transition-metal alloy; sublattice magnetization orientation; Iron; Magnetic domains; Magnetic multilayers; Magnetic switching; Magnetization; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Magnetics Conference (INTERMAG), 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-7321-7
DOI :
10.1109/INTMAG.2015.7157030
