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2022
Hiroki Matsumoto and Mio Ishibashi won the TSQS International Symposium's Best Poster Presentation ward!!
Title (H. Matsumoto):Cavity magnetomechanics of surface acoustic waves with a synthetic antiferromagnet
Title (M. Ishibashi):Error rate of a ferrimagnetic spin shift resist
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Hiroki Matsumoto won the JPS Student Presentation Award!!
Title: Coupling between surface acoustic phonons and magnons in a synthetic antiferromagnet
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Takuya Kawada won the XPS Best Student Award!!
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Hiroki Matsumoto won the JPS Student Presentation Award!!
Title: Surface acoustic phonons in a two-dimensional phononic graphene.
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Spin magnetic moment current in Dirac materials
Spin Hall effect driven by the spin magnetic moment current in Dirac materials
Z. Chi, G. Qu, Y.-C. Lau, M. Kawaguchi, J. Fujimoto, K. Takanashi, M. Ogata, M. Hayashi
Phys. Rev. B 105, 214419 (2022).
Highly non-reciprocal transmission of surface acoustic waves
Large surface acoustic wave nonreciprocity in synthetic antiferromagnets
H. Matsumoto, T. Kawada, M. Ishibashi, M. Kawaguchi, M. Hayashi
Appl. Phys. Express 15, 063003 (2022).
Magnetic compensation in rare-earth baed ferrimagnetic alloy
We find that the Tb concentration at which the magnetic moments of the RE- and TM-sublattices compensate increases with decreasing film thickness when the films are grown on Pt underlayers.
For the thinnest TbFeCo films (1.5 nm-thick), the magnetic compensation is not observed at room temperature, suggesting that the Tb atoms do not contribute to the magnetization.
The Tb concentration at which magnetic compensation occurs decreases when the underlayer is changed from Pt to Ta.
These findings contribute to developing the understanding of magnetism in ferrimagnetic alloy based thin film heterostructures.
Ferrimagnetic compensation and its thickness dependence in TbFeCo alloy thin films.
M. Ishibashi, K. Yakushiji, M. Kawaguchi, A. Tsukamoto, S. Nakatsuji, M. Hayashi
Appl. Phys. Lett. 120, 022405 (2022).
2021
Takuya Kawada won the JPS Student Presentation Award!!
Title: Materials dependence of the acoustic spin Hall effect.
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Pt-Bi alloys for spin orbit torque three terminal devices
The spin Hall angle increases with Bi concentration and exceeds 0.3 when x is close to 0.9.
As the magnetic easy axis of a 0.6 nm thick Co layer deposited on the alloy points along the film normal, the system serves as an ideal system for spin–orbit torque magnetization switching devices.
Charge–spin conversion in Pt_{1-x}Bi_{x} alloys for spin–orbit torque switching
Z. Chi, Y.-C. Lau, M. Kawaguchi, M. Hayashi
APL Mater. 9, 061111 (2021).
Helicity dependent photocurrent in metal/semimetal bilayers
Compared to Bi single layer films, we find the HDP is enhanced in metal/Bi bilayers.
For the bilayers, the sign of HDP under back illumination reverses from that of front illumination.
Using spin transport calculations, we show that the HDP sign reversal under back illumination is caused by spin absorption and spin to charge conversion at the metal/Bi interface.
These results show that the HDP can be used to assess interface states with strong spin orbit coupling.
Interface-enhanced helicity dependent photocurrent in metal/semimetal bilayers
H. Hirose, M. Kawaguchi, Y.-C. Lau, Z. Chi, F. Freimuth, K. Takanashi, M. Hayashi
Phys. Rev. B 103, 174437 (2021).
Polarized THz pulses from a spintronic THz emitter!
A metallic bilayer, consisting of a ferromagnetic layer and heavy metal layer, is irradiated with a femtosecond laser pulse.
By applying appropriate magnetic fields and using a triangular Si prism, THz CVBs are observed from the emitter.
The approach facilitates access of CVBs and paves the way toward polarization control in the THz regime.
Switchable generation of azimuthally-and radially-polarized terahertz beams from a spintronic terahertz emitter
H. Niwa, N. Yoshikawa, M. Kawaguchi, M. Hayashi, R. Shimano
Optics Express 29, 13331 (2021).
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Naruo Ohga won the Unviersity of Tokyo, Faculty of Science award!
Machine learning and pattern recognition are used to determine the DMI from a single magnetic domain image!
Micromagnetic simulation is used to generate thousands of random images for training and a convolutional neural network system is employed as the learning tool.
We show that the trained system can independently determine the DMI and magnetic anisotropy distribution, demonstrating the potential of image recognition for materials research.
Determination of the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction using pattern recognition and machine learning
M. Kawaguchi, K. Tanabe, K. Yamada, T. Sawa, S. Hasegawa, M Hayashi, Y. Nakatani
npj Computational Materials 7, 1 (2021).
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First principles studies on the relation between the anomalous Hall and spin Hall effects in ferromagnets
We find the Berry curvature preserves the crystal rotation symmetry whereas the symmetry of the spin Berry curvature is reduced.
Such symmetry reduction is most notable at band crossing points where the Bloch states have opposite spin characters.
The symmetry reduction implies that the anomalous Hall conductivity does not simply scale with the spin Hall conductivity with a scaling factor being the spin polarization at the Fermi level.
First Principles Investigation of Anomalous Hall and Spin Hall Effects in Ferromagnetic CoPt
G. Qu, K. Nakamura, M. Hayashi
J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 90, 024707 (2021).
Observation of the acoustic spin Hall effect in strong spin-orbit metals
The spin current scales with the spin orbit interaction (SOI) and the time derivative of the lattice displacement.
These results, which imply the strong coupling of electron spins with rotating lattices via the SOI, show the potential of lattice dynamics to supply spin current in strong spin-orbit metals.
Acoustic spin Hall effect in strong spin-orbit metals
T. Kawada, M. Kawaguchi, T. Funato, H. Kohno, M. Hayashi
Science Advances 7, eabd9697 (2021).
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2020
Bismuth thin films emit light in the terahertz frequency range!
The origin of terahertz emission is attributed to photoinduced inverse spin Hall effect in Bi.
The results demonstrate the potential of Dirac electrons in bismuth as a simple and controllable terahertz source.
Terahertz Emission from Thin Films Induced by Excitation with Circularly Polarized Light
Y. Hirai, N. Yoshikawa, H. Hirose, M. Kawaguchi, M. Hayashi, R. Shimano
Phys. Rev. Appl. 14, 064015 (2020).
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Spin Hall effect of ferromagnets depends on their magnetization direction.
The spin Hall conductivity of electrons with their spin orientation orthogonal to the magnetization are found to be larger than that when the two are parallel.
These results show that ferromagnets can be used to generate spin current and its magnitude can be controlled by the magnetization direction.
Magnetization direction dependent spin Hall effect in ferromagnets
G. Qu, K. Nakamura, M. Hayashi
Phys. Rev. B 102, 144440 (2020).
Superconducting properties of W thin films on topological insulators
The results suggest the universality of the spin–orbit scattering formalism for describing the transport involving the diffusive carriers as well as the Cooper pairs in systems with strong spin–orbit coupling.
Concomitance of superconducting spin–orbit scattering length and normal state spin diffusion length in W on (Bi,Sb)2Te3
Y.-C. Lau, R. Akiyama, H. T. Hirose, R. Nakanishi, T. Terashima, S. Uji, S. Hasegawa, M. Hayashi
J. Phys. Mater. 3, 034001 (2020).
Hana Hirose and Takuya Kawada won the Unviersity of Tokyo, School of Science award!
Giant spin orbit torque found in systems with Dirac electrons.
The film structure, composition, layer thickness and temperature dependences of the spin Hall conductivity show that it is the bulk of the alloy that predominantly contributes to the generation of spin current; the topological surface states, if present in the films, play little role.
The thermally-excited Dirac-like electrons in the L-valley of the semimetal possess an extremely large spin current mobility, leading to a spin Hall angle that exceeds 1.
The spin Hall effect of Bi-Sb alloys driven by thermally excited Dirac-like electrons
Z. Chi, Y.-C. Lau, X. Xu, T. Ohkubo, K. Hono, M. Hayashi
Science Advances, 6, eaay2324 (2020).
Our paper on highly efficient spin orbit torque in sythetic antiferromagnets published.
Model calculations based on the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation predicts an enhancement factor of 1.2-1.4.
Other sources of spin current may account for the highly efficient SOT in synthetic antiferromagnet multilayers.
Highly efficient spin-orbit torque in Pt/Co/Ir multilayers with antiferromagnetic interlayer exchange coupling
Y. Ishikuro, M. Kawaguchi, T. Taniguchi, M. Hayashi
Phys. Rev. B 101, 014404 (2020).
2019
Takuya Kawada selected as the Finalist of the "Best student presentation award" at MMM!
Title: Surface acoustic wave induced DC spin current in spin-orbit heterostructures.
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Our paper on the giant perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in Ir/Co/Pt multilayers is published.
We find a large perpendicular magnetic aniostropy appears, with the anisotropy field exceeding 10 T, when the Co layers are coupled antiferromagnetically.
Giant perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in Ir/Co/Pt multilayers
Y.-C. Lau, Z. Chi, T. Taniguchi, M. Kawaguchi, G. Shibata, N. Kawamura, M. Suzuki, S. Fukami, A. Fujimori, H. Ohno, M. Hayashi
Phys. Rev. Mater. 3, 104419 (2019).
DMI modulation with current.
The DMI increases with increasing current with a rate that agrees with what is predicted by the model based on the spin Doppler effect.
The results imply that the interfacial DMI may partly originate from equilibrium spin current which can be modulated externally.
Current induced modulation of interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction
N. Kato, M. Kawaguchi, Y.-C. Lau, T. Kikuchi, Y. Nakatani, M. Hayashi
Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 257205 (2019).
A giant acoustic planar Hall effect observed.
The sign of the field angle dependent transverse voltage does not depend on the SAW propagation direction but its size is more than an order of magnitude larger than its electronic counterpart (i.e. planar Hall effect).
These results imply that acoustic current can generate magneto-galvanic effects similar to the electric and thermo-electric currents but the effect can be significantly larger.
Unidirectional planar Hall voltages induced by surface acoustic waves in ferromagnetic thin films
T. Kawada, M. Kawaguchi, M. Hayashi
Phys. Rev. B 99, 184435 (2019).
Studies on the DMI and spin orbit torque at the Ir/Co interface published.
The sign of the Ir/Co DMI is the same with that of the Pt/Co interface.
Ir has small a spin Hall angle of 0.01 but acts as a good spin sink, which can be exploited for engineering spin orbit torque in spin orbit heterostructures.
Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction and spin-orbit torque at the Ir/Co interface
Y. Ishikuro, M. Kawaguchi, N. Kato, Y.-C. Lau, M. Hayashi
Phys. Rev. B 99, 134421 (2019).
Our paper on the spin Hall effect in Co-Ga alloy is published.
First principle calculations show that hybridization of the Co 3d and Ga 4p orbitals contribute to the large spin Hall effect in this alloy.
Spin Hall effect from 3d-4p hybridized orbitals
Y.-C. Lau, H. Lee, G. Qu, K. Nakamura, M. Hayashi
Phys. Rev. B 99, 064410 (2019).
2018
Hana Hirose won the JSAP young scientist presentation award!
Presentation title: "Material dependence of interfacial spin-momentum locked bands in metallic heterostructures."
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Our paper was selected as a featured article!
H. Hirose, N. Ito, M. Kawaguchi, Y. C. Lau, M. Hayashi
Appl. Phys. Lett. 113, 222404 (2018).
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Spin orbit induced photocurrent found in Bi/Cu bilayer.
The effect can arise from a spin momentum locked band at the Cu/Bi interface.
Circular photogalvanic effect in Cu/Bi bilayers
H. Hirose, N. Ito, M. Kawaguchi, Y. C. Lau, M. Hayashi
Appl. Phys. Lett. 113, 222404 (2018).
Spin orbit torque detected optically!
Optical Detection of Spin-Orbit Torque and Current-Induced Heating
Y. Marui, M. Kawaguchi, M. Hayashi
Appl. Phys. Express 11, 5 093001 (2018).
Hana Hirose won the Best presentation award!
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Our paper on the resistance of chiral domain walls is published.
Domain-Wall Resistance in Cofeb-Based Heterostructures with Interface Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya Interaction
Y. Ishikuro, M. Kawaguchi, Y. C. Lau, Y. Nakatani, M. Hayashi
Appl. Phys. Express 11, 5 073001 (2018).
Our paper on the spin Hall magnetoresistance in Pt/Co bilayers is published.
Anomalous Spin Hall Magnetoresistance in Pt/Co Bilayers
M. Kawaguchi, D. Towa, Y. C. Lau, S. Takahashi, M. Hayashi
Appl. Phys. Lett. 112, 5 202405 (2018).