The physics of spin rectification and its application

Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 124-141

  Gui, Yongsheng ^a   Bai, Lihui ^a   Hu, Canming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ferromagnetic resonance; nondestructive testing of materials; nonlinear ferromagnetic resonance; spin waves; spintronics

Indexed keywords

HIGH SENSITIVITY; MAGNETIZATION DYNAMICS; NONLINEAR COUPLING; RECTIFICATION EFFECTS; SENSING TECHNIQUES; SPINTRONIC DEVICE;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FERROMAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIZATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SENSORS; SPIN WAVES;

MAGNETOELECTRONICS;

EID: 84872596577     PISSN: 16747348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11433-012-4956-6     Document Type: Review

References (84)

1. Tsoi M, Jansen A G M, Bass J, et al. Generation and detection of phase-coherent current-driven magnons in magnetic multilayers. Nature, 2000, 406: 46-48
2. Kiselev S I, Sankey J C, Krivorotov I N, et al. Microwave oscillations of a nanomagnet driven by a spin-polarized current. Nature, 2003, 425: 380-383
3. Gui Y S, Holland S, Mecking N, et al. Resonances in ferromagnetic gratings detected by microwave photoconductivity. Phys Rev Lett, 2005, 95: 056807
4. Tulapurkar A A, Suzuki Y, Fukushima A, et al. Spin-torque diode effect in magnetic tunnel junctions. Nature, 2005, 438: 339-342
5. Costache M V, Watts S M, Sladkov M, et al. Large cone angle magnetization precession of an individual nanopatterned ferromagnet with dc electrical detection. Appl Phys Lett, 2006, 89: 232115
6. Costache M V, Sladkov M, Watts S M, et al. Electrical detection of spin pumping due to the precessing magnetization of a single ferromagnet. Phys Rev Lett, 2006, 97: 216603
7. Saitoh E, Ueda M, Miyajima H, et al. Conversion of spin current into charge current at room temperature: Inverse spin-Hall effect. Appl Phys Lett, 2006, 88: 182509
8. Sankey J C, Braganca P M, Garcia A G F, et al. Spin-transfer-driven ferromagnetic resonance of individual nanomagnets. Phys Rev Lett, 2006, 96: 227601
9. Kubota H, Fukushima A, Yakushiji K, et al. Quantitative measurement of voltage dependence of spin-transfer torque in MgO-based magnetic tunnel junctions. Nat Phys, 2007, 4: 37-41
10. Gui Y S, Mecking N, Zhou X, et al. Realization of a room-tempera- ture spin dynamo: The spin rectification effect. Phys Rev Lett, 2007, 98: 107602
11. Mecking N, Gui Y S, Hu C M. Microwave photovoltage and photoresistance effects in ferromagnetic microstrips. Phys Rev B, 2007, 76: 224430
12. Yamaguchi A, Miyajima H, Ono T, et al. Rectification of radio frequency current in ferromagnetic nanowire. Appl Phys Lett, 2007, 90: 182507
13. Gui Y S, Mecking N, Hu C M. Quantized spin excitations in a ferromagnetic microstrip from Microwave photovoltage measurements. Phys Rev Lett, 2007, 98: 217603
14. Bedau D, Kläui M, Krzyk S, et al. Detection of current-induced resonance of geometrically confined domain walls. Phys Rev Lett, 2007, 99: 146601
15. Sankey J C, Cui Y T, Sun J Z, et al. Measurement of the spin-trans- fer-torque vector in magnetic tunnel junctions. Nat Phys, 2008, 4: 67-71
16. Bai L H, Gui Y S, Wirthmann A, et al. The rf magnetic-field vector detector based on the spin rectification effect. Appl Phys Lett, 2008, 92: 032504
17. Hui X, Wirthmann A, Gui Y S, et al. Electric detection of ferromagnetic resonance in single crystal iron film. Appl Phys Lett, 2008, 93: 232502
18. 0.02 As using a photovoltage technique. Appl Phys Lett, 2008, 92: 232106
19. Gui Y S, Wirthmann A, Mecking N, et al. Direct measurement of nonlinear ferromagnetic damping via the instrinsic foldover effect. Phys Rev B, 2009, 80: 060402 (R)
20. Gui Y S, Wirthmann A, Hu C M. Foldover ferromagnetic resonance and damping in permalloy microstrip. Phys Rev B, 2009, 80: 184422
21. Wirthmann A, Fan X, Gui Y S, et al. Direct phase probing and mapping via spintronic michelson interferometry. Phys Rev Lett, 2010, 105: 017202
22. Boone C T, Katine J A, Childress J R, et al. Resonant nonlinear damping of quantized spin waves in ferromagnetic nanowires: A spin torque ferromagnetic resonance study. Phys Rev Lett, 2009, 103: 167601
23. Bonetti S, Tiberkevich V, Consolo G, et al. Experimental evidence of self-localized and propagating spin wave modes in obliquely magnetized current-driven nanocontacts. Phys Rev Lett, 2010, 105: 217204
24. Atsarkin V A, Demidov V V, Levkin L V, et al. Effect of resonance microwave irradiation on manganite film conductivity around the ferromagnetic transition. Phys Rev B, 2010, 82: 144414
25. Mosendz O, Pearson J E, Fradin F Y, et al. Quantifying spin hall angles from spin pumping: Experiments and theory. Phys Rev Lett, 2010, 104: 046601
26. Saraiva P, Nogaret A, Portal J C, et al. Dipolar spin waves of lateral magnetic superlattices. Phys Rev B, 2010, 82: 224417
27. Kajiwara Y, Harii K, Takahashi S, et al. Transmission of electrical signals by spin-wave interconversion in a magnetic insulator. Nature, 2010, 464: 262-266
28. Sandweg C W, Kajiwara Y, Ando K, et al. Enhancement of the spin pumping efficiency by spin wave mode selection. Appl Phys Lett, 2010, 97: 252504
29. Liu L, Moriyama T, Ralph D C, et al. Spin-torque ferromagnetic resonance induced by the spin hall effect. Phys Rev Lett, 2011, 106: 036601
30. Azevedo A, Vilela-Leão L H, Rodríguez-Suárez R L, et al. Spin pumping and anisotropic magnetoresistance voltages in magnetic bilayers: Theory and experiment. Phys Rev B, 2011, 83: 144402
31. Harder M, Cao Z X, Gui Y S, et al. Analysis of the line shape of electrically detected ferromagnetic resonance. Phys Rev B, 2011, 84: 054423
32. Feng Z, Hu J, Sun L, et al. Spin Hall angle quantification from spin pumping and microwave photoresistance. Phys Rev B, 2012, 85: 214423
33. Yamaguchi A, Miyajima H, Kasai S, et al. Self-homodyne rf demodulator using a ferromagnetic nanowire. Appl Phys Lett, 2007, 90: 212505
34. Cao Z X, Harder M, Fu L, et al. Nondestructive two-dimensional phase imaging of embedded defects via on-chip spintronic sensor. Appl Phys Lett, 2012, 100: 252406
35. Zhu X F, Harder M, Wirthmann A, et al. Dielectric measurements via a phase-resolved spintronic technique. Phys Rev B, 2011, 83: 104407
36. Gilbert T L. A phenomenological theory of damping in ferromagnetic materials. IEEE Trans Magn, 2004, 40: 3443-3449
37. Jan J P. Solid State Physics. Vol. 5. Seitz F, Turnbull D, eds. New York: Academic Press, 1957
38. Juretschke H J. Electromagnetic theory of dc effects in ferromagnetic resonance. J Appl Phys, 1960, 31: 1401-1406
39. Fan X L, Chen H, Wang W X, et al. Spin rectification enabled by anomalous hall effect. in submitted
40. Fetisov Y K, Patton C E. Thermal microwave foldover and bistability in ferromagnetic resonance. IEEE Trans Magn, 2004, 40: 473-482
41. Sparks M. Ferromagnetic resonance in thin films. I. Theory of normal- mode frequencies. Phys Rev B, 1970, 1: 3831-3856
42. Sparks M. Effect of exchange on magnetostatic modes. Phys Rev Lett, 1970, 24: 1178-1180
43. Kalinikos B A, Slavin A N. Theory of dipole-exchange spin wave spectrum for ferromagnetic films with mixed exchange boundary conditions. J Phys C, 1986, 19: 7013-7033
44. White R L, Solt I H. Multiple ferromagnetic resonance in ferrite spheres. Phys Rev, 1956, 104: 56-62
45. Dillon Jr J F. Magnetostatic modes in ferrimagnetic spheres. Phys Rev, 1958, 112: 59-62
46. Seavey Jr M H, Tannenwald P E. Direct observation of spin-wave resonance. Phys Rev Lett, 1958, 1: 168-169
47. Rado G T, Weertman G R. Spin-wave resonance in a ferromagnetic metal. J Phys Chem Solids, 1959, 11: 315-333
48. Pincus P. Excitation of spin waves in ferromagnets: Eddy current and boundary condition effects. Phys Rev, 1960, 118: 658-664
49. Soohoo R F. Excitation and boundary effects in spin-wave resonance, suppl. J Appl Phys, 1961, 32: 148S-150S
50. Soohoo R F. General exchange boundary condition and surface anisotropy energy of a ferromagnet. Phys Rev, 1963, 131: 594-601
51. Morrish A H. The Physical Principles of Magnetism. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2001
52. Kittel C. Introduction to Solid State Physics. 6th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1986
53. Jorzick J, Demokritov S O, Mathieu C, et al. Brillouin light scattering from quantized spin waves in micron-size magnetic wires. Phys Rev B, 1999, 60: 15194-15200
54. Jorzick J, Demokritov S O, Hillebrands B, et al. Spin wave wells in nonellipsoidal micrometer size magnetic elements. Phys Rev Lett, 2002, 88: 047204
55. Wang Z K, Kuok M H, Ng S C, et al. Spin-wave quantization in ferromagnetic nickel nanowires. Phys Rev Lett, 2002, 89: 027201
56. Park J P, Eames P, Engebretson D M, et al. Spatially resolved dynamics of localized spin-wave modes in ferromagnetic wires. Phys Rev Lett, 2002, 89: 277201
57. Heinrich B. Ultrathin Mangnetic Structures III Chapter 5 and References Therein. Bland J A C, Heinrich B, eds. Berlin: Springer, 2004
58. Hillebrands B, Ounadjela K. Spin Dynamics in Confined Magnetic Structures I. Berlin: Springer, 2002
59. Landau L D, Lifshitz E M. Mechanics. 2nd ed. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1969
60. Anderson P W, Suhl H. Instability in the motion of ferromagnets at high microwave power levels. Phys Rev, 1955, 100: 1788-1789
61. Seagle D J, Charap S H, Artman J O. Foldover in YIG. J Appl Phys, 1985, 57: 3706-3708
62. Suhl H. "Foldover" effects caused by spin wave interactions in ferromagnetic resonance. J Appl Phys, 1960, 31: 935-936
63. Gottlieb P. Nonlinear effects of crystalline anisotropy on ferrimagnetic resonance. J Appl Phys, 1960, 31: 2059-2062
64. Master J I. Instability of magnetic resonance in single crystal spheres of yttrium iron garnet. J Appl Phys, 1960, 31: 41S-42S
65. 41. J Appl Phys, 1980, 51: 1857-1859
66. 2Y and MnZnY hexagonal ferrites. J Appl Phys, 1983, 54: 4071-4075
67. McKinstry K D, Patton C E, Kogekar M. Low power nonlinear effects in the ferromagnetic resonance of yttrium iron garnet. J Appl Phys, 1985, 58: 925-929
68. Zhang Y T, Patton C E, Kogekar M V. Ferromagentic resonance foldover in single crystal YIG films-Sample heating or suhl instability. IEEE Trans Magn, 1986, 22: 993-995
69. Gnatzig K, Dötsch H, Brockmeyer A. Ferrimagnetic resonance in garnet films at large precession angles. J Appl Phys, 1987, 62: 4839-4843
70. Zhang Y T, Patton C E, Srinivasan G. The second-order spin-wave instability threshold in single-crystal yttrium-iron-garnet films under perpendicular pumping. J Appl Phys, 1988, 63: 5433-5438
71. Chen M, Patton C E, Srinivasan G, et al. Ferromagnetic resonance foldover and spin-wave instability in single-crystal YIG films. IEEE Trans Magn, 1989, 25: 3485-3487
72. Fetisov Y K, Patton C E, Synogach V T. Nonlinear ferromagnetic resonance and foldover in yttrium iron garnet thin films-inadequacy of the classical model. IEEE Trans Magn, 1999, 35: 4511-4521
73. Bogoliubov M N, Mitropolsky Y A. Asymptotic Methods in the Theory of Non-Linear Oscillations. Delhi: Routledge, 1961
74. Jackson J D. Classical Electrodynamics. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1975
75. 19. J Magn Magn Mat, 2007, 312: 374-378
76. Arena D A, Ding Y, Vescovo E, et al. A compact apparatus for studies of element and phase-resolved ferromagnetic resonance. Rev Sci Instrum, 2009, 80: 083903
77. 10 by time resolved x-ray magnetic circular dichroism. J Appl Phys, 2008, 103: 07B112
78. Zhu X F, Harder M, Tayler J, et al. Nonresonant spin rectification in the absence of an external applied magnetic field. Phys Rev B, 2011, 83: 140402 (R)
79. Fear E C, Hagness S C, Meaney P M, et al. Enhancing breast tumor detection with near-field imaging. IEEE Microw Mag, 2002, 3: 48-56
80. Amineh R K, Ravan M, Trehan A, et al. Near-field microwave imaging based on aperture raster scanning with TEM Horn Antennas. IEEE Trans Antennas Propagat, 2011, 59: 928-940
81. Nikolova N K. Microwave imaging for breast cancer. IEEE Microw Mag, 2011, 12: 78-94
82. Ash E A, Nicholls G. Super-resolution Aperture scanning microscope. Nature, 1972, 237: 510-512
83. Hu C M, Mecking N, Gui Y S, et al. Systems and methods for rf magnetic-field vector detection based on spin rectification effects. United States Patent, No.: US 7,986,140 B2, Date of Patent: Jul. 26, 2011
84. Cao Z X, Lu W, Fu L, et al. Spintronic microwave imaging. J Appl Phys A, 2012, in press